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Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Luís M. Carmo Farinha Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco & NECE – Research Unit, Portugal João J. M. Ferreira University of Beira Interior & NECE – Research Unit, Portugal Helen Lawton Smith Birkbeck, University of London & Oxfordshire Economic Observatory, Oxford University, UK Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen State University of New York – Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA A volume in the Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage (ABSCA) Book Series Managing Director: Lindsay Johnston Managing Editor: Austin DeMarco Director of Intellectual Property & Contracts: Jan Travers Acquisitions Editor: Kayla Wolfe Production Editor: Christina Henning Development Editor: Caitlyn Martin Typesetter: Amanda Smith Cover Design: Jason Mull Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. 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Competition. 2. Technological innovations- -Economic aspects. 3. Entrepreneurship. 4. Economic development. I. Farinha, Luis M. Carmo, 1975- HB238.H36 2015 338.6’048--dc23 2015006754 This book is published in the IGI Global book series Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage (ABSCA) (ISSN: 2327-3429; eISSN: 2327-3437) British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. For electronic access to this publication, please contact: [email protected]. 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Titles in this Series For a list of additional titles in this series, please visit: www.igi-global.com Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Luis M. Carmo Farinha (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco & NECE – Research Unit, Portugal) Joao J. M. Ferreira (University of Beira Interior & NECE – Research Unit, Portugal) Helen Lawton Smith (Birkbeck, Uni- versity of London & Oxfordshire Economic Observatory, Oxford University, UK) and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen (State University of New York – Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA) Information Science Reference • copyright 2015 • 662pp • H/C (ISBN: 9781466683488) • US $375.00 (our price) Strategic Infrastructure Development for Economic Growth and Social Change Nilanjan Ray (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan) Dillip Kumar Das (Sikkim Central University, India) Somnath Chaudhuri (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan) and Arindam Ghosh (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan) Business Science Reference • copyright 2015 • 395pp • H/C (ISBN: 9781466674707) • US $210.00 (our price) Handbook of Research on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibilities Daniel E. 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Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033 Order online at www.igi-global.com or call 717-533-8845 x100 To place a standing order for titles released in this series, contact: [email protected] Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (est) or fax 24 hours a day 717-533-8661 Editorial Advisory Board SauloDubardBarbosa,EMLyon Business School, France PhilipCooke,University of Wales, UK HenryEtzkowitz,Stanford University, USA PedroFaria,University of Groningen, The Netherlands AlainFayolle,EMLyon Business School, France LouisJacquesFilion,HEC Montréal, Canada KimKlyver,University of Southern Denmark, Denmark HansLandström,Lund University, Sweden MarinaRanga,Stanford University, USA MeirRuss,University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, USA SoumodipSarkar,University of Évora, Portugal EmanuelaTodeva,University of Surrey, UK List of Reviewers RuteAbreu,Guarda Polytechnic Institute, Portugal NunoCaseiro,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal MaryJesselynCo,University of Southern Queensland, Australia RosaCruz,Universidade 11 de Novembro, Angola CristinaEstevão,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal CristinaIsabelFernandes,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal NunoO.Fernandes,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal PaulaO.Fernandes,Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal MárioFranco,University of Beira Interior, Portugal JoaquimBorgesGouveia,University of Aveiro, Portugal DinaMiragaia,University of Beira Interior, Portugal AntónioMoreira,University of Aveiro, Portugal SaraNunes,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal ArmindaPaço,University of Beira Interior, Portugal MartaPeris-Ortiz,Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain RómuloPinheiro,University of Agder and Agder Research, Norway JonathanPotter,Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and Local Development, OECD, France MárioRaposo,University of Beira Interior, Portugal SaverioRomeo,University of London, UK RoelRutten,Tilburg University, The Netherlands DomingosSantos,Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, Portugal JudithTerstriep,Institute for Work and Technology, Germany DavidUrbano,Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain List of Contributors Abreu, Rute /Guarda Polytechnic Institute, Portugal.......................................................................640 Arenas-Gaitán, Jorge /Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.....................................................................393 Asik-Dizdar, Ozen /Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada..........................................................113 Auza, Laima /Financial and Capital Market Commission, Latvia...................................................439 Bagchi-Sen, S. /University at Buffalo (SUNY), USA.........................................................................289 Barbosa, Saulo Dubard/EMLYON Business School, France..........................................................658 Benneworth, Paul /University of Twente, The Netherlands.......................................................150,616 Brunstein, Janette /Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil..................................................46 Caseiro, Nuno /Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute of Portugal....................................................537 Cooke, Philip /Cardiff University, UK & Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, UK...........71 Cornett, Andreas P./University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.....................................................28 Cunha, Jorge /University of Minho, Portugal..................................................................................616 d’Angelo, Marcia Juliana/Fucape Business School, Brazil..............................................................46 David, Fátima /Guarda Polytechnic Institute, Portugal...................................................................640 Durst, Susanne /University of Skövde, Sweden................................................................................569 Esen, Ayla /Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Turkey......................................................................113 Estevão, Cristina Maria dos Santos/Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal...............261 Farinha, Luìs /Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute of Portugal.......................................................13 Fernandes, Cristina /Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal.........................................320 Fernandes, Nuno O./Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal..........................................61 Fernandes, Paula Odete/Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal............................................469 Ferreira, Fernando A. F./University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal & University of Memphis, USA...............................................................................................................................................589 Ferreira, João J./University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal.......................................................320 Ferri, Elisabeth /Unversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain...........................................................454 Fidanoski, Filip /Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia...................................483 Filipe, Sara Margarida Isidoro Frade de Brito/Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal........................................................................................................................................261 Formigoni, Henrique /Presbyterian Mackenzie University, Brazil..................................................640 Franco, Mário /University of Beira Interior, Portugal.....................................................................352 Fülöp, Gyula /University of Miskolc, Hungary.................................................................................589 Garcia, Ana Rita Baptista/Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal..............................261 Gouveia, Joaquim Borges/University of Aveiro, Portugal................................................................13 Hernádi, Bettina H./University of Miskolc, Hungary.....................................................................589 Hernandez, P. /University of Valencia, Spain...................................................................................127 Hinteregger, Christoph /University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein................................................569 Irawati, Dessy /eduPRIME Education and Research Consultancy, The Netherlands & Bank Negara Indonesia, Indonesia........................................................................................................242 Jalali, Marjan S./University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal..............................................................589 Jesselyn, Mary /University of Southern Queensland, Australia.......................................................202 Jing, Su /Shanghai Finance University, China & Lund University, Sweden....................................372 Jones, Glen A./University of Toronto, Canada................................................................................150 Kasemsap, Kijpokin /Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand............................................410 Landström, Hans /Lund University, Sweden....................................................................................372 Lee, Changho /University at Buffalo (SUNY), USA..........................................................................289 Lopes, Rui Pedro/Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal.......................................................469 Maden, Ceyda /Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Turkey...............................................................113 Mainardes, Emerson Wagner/Fucape Business School, Brazil.......................................................46 Mariussen, Anastasia /Oslo School of Management, Norway.............................................................1 Martinez-Fernandez, Cristina /OECD, France & University of Western Sydney, Australia...........91 Martínez-Molés, V. /University of Valencia, Spain..........................................................................127 Mateska, Vesna /Famaki-Ve Ltd., Macedonia..................................................................................483 Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Ieva /Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania & University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.........................................................................................................589 Mitchell, Bruce /Oxford Brookes University, UK.............................................................................202 Moreira, António Carrizo/University of Aveiro, Portugal.............................................................220 Navarro-García, Antonio /Universidad de Sevilla, Spain...............................................................393 Ndlovu, Tabani /Nottingham Business School, UK..............................................................................1 Nunes, Sara /Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute of Portugal.........................................................13 Oliveira, Pedro /University of Porto, Portugal.................................................................................616 Paço, Arminda /University of Beira Interior, Portugal....................................................................339 Pinheiro, Rómulo /University of Agder, Norway..............................................................................150 Poon, Jessie /University at Buffalo (SUNY), USA.............................................................................289 Potter, Jonathan /OECD, France & Birkbeck, University of London, UK........................................91 Qinghua, Zhai /East China Normal University, China & Lund University, Sweden.......................372 Raposo, Mário L./University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal.....................................................320 Relich, Marcin /University of Zielona Gora, Poland........................................................................303 Robinson, Peter /University of Wolverhampton, UK........................................................................173 Romeo, Saverio /Birkbeck University of London, UK & Oxford University, UK.............................188 Rondán-Cataluña, F. Javier/Universidad de Sevilla, Spain...........................................................393 Rosli, Ainurul /University of Wolverhampton, UK...........................................................................173 Rutten, Roel /Tilburg University, The Netherlands..........................................................................242 Santos, Domingos /Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute of Portugal..............................................537 Sauka, Arnis /Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia.......................................................439 Sebayang, Asnita Frida/Bandung Islamic University, Indonesia...................................................242 Segura, Liliane /Presbyterian Mackenzie University, Brazil............................................................640 Shiraishi, Guilherme de Farias/Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil..............................................658 Simao, Lurdes /University of Beira Interior, Portugal.....................................................................352 Simeonovski, Kiril /Ministry of Finance, Macedonia......................................................................483 Smith, Helen Lawton/Birkbeck University of London, UK & Oxford University, UK....................188 Soares de Carvalho, Ana Carolina/University of Aveiro, Portugal...............................................220 Sørensen, Nils Karl/University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.....................................................28 Šujanová, Jana /Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia.......................................303 Sukan, Fazilet Vardar/Ege University, Turkey................................................................................569 Suklev, Bobek George/Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia........................483 Temel, Serdal /Ege University, Turkey..............................................................................................569 Urbano, David /Unversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.............................................................454 Uzkurt, Cevahir /Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology of Republic of Turkey, Turkey....569 Vila, J. /University of Valencia, Spain...............................................................................................127 Wirtz, Peter /University Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France......................................................................552 Yesilay, Rustem Baris/Ege University, Turkey................................................................................569 Zlatanoska, Aleksandra /Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Macedonia...................................483
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