Entrepreneurship and regional growth [Elektronische Ressource] : exploration into the determinants of the employment effects of new business formation/ von: Alexandra Schröter

Entrepreneurship and Regional Growth: Exploration into the Determinants of the Employment Effects of New Business Formation Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena am 3. November 2010 von: MA Alexandra Schröter geboren am: 06.03.1982 in: Gotha Gutachter 1. Prof. Dr. Michael Fritsch, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Dr. Holger Patzelt, Technische Universität München 3. ......................................... Datum der Verteidigung: 2. Februar 2011 Contents Contents List of Figures ...................................................................................... VII List of Tables ........................................................................................ IX German Summary ................................................................................. X 1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Defining Entrepreneurship ........................................................ 2 1.2 Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Growth ................... 9 1.3 Structure and Main Contributions of the Thesis ......................