... Family firms Entrepreneurship Knowledge transfer As a network of established small and medium-sized companies in Germany, the “Mittelstand” has long been heralded as the driving force behind the country's economic success (Pahnke et al., 2022). However, is this a uniquely German...

...Jahangir Wasim; James Cunningham; Alexander Maxwell-Cole; James Richard Taylor Purpose Knowledge transfer plays a key role in the succession process. While much attention has been given to the passing of business knowledge form incumbent to successor, less is known about the use of nonfamily...

... entrepreneurs, considering their context. Self-employment Rural Entrepreneurship Knowledge transfer The concepts of culture, rural and tourism are multidimensional and interrelated, referring to the distinctive traditions, heritage, arts, lifestyles, places and values of a community...

.... Venture capital Post investment relationship Networks Small firm/new venture strategy Start‐ups Knowledge transfer Investments Entrepreneurialism United Kingdom © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 David Leece can be contacted at: D.Leece@mmu.ac.uk The preliminary exercise...

...Sarah Robinson; Nigel Lockett; Ann Bicknell; Jan Francis‐Smythe; Jane Arthur Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate motivations and “pull” factors of academics engaging in knowledge transfer (KT). Design/methodology/approach In total, 15 in‐depth interviews were conducted...

...). Since the 1990s “third mission work” or “knowledge transfer”, or better named “knowledge exchange”, has complemented the traditional role of universities. Education institutions are regarded as having an important role in raising the productivity of local businesses, and are incentivised to increase...

...Sarah Robinson; Nigel Lockett; Lorraine Johnston; Sarah Robinson; Nigel Lockett Purpose This paper aims to stimulate debate among academic and policymaking communities as to understanding the importance of social processes and open innovation contexts within existing models of knowledge transfer...

... study of a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) the paper assesses the role and impact of exogenous change events on the innovation process. Findings The case indicates that knowledge management constitutes an ongoing process of social engagement when the unfolding social context presents actors...