All Outputs (3)

No islands of entrepreneurship—mapping the trans-local dimension of entrepreneurial ecosystems through networks of accelerator participation (2025)
Journal Article
Kuebart, A., Santini, E., & Forrer, V. (2025). No islands of entrepreneurship—mapping the trans-local dimension of entrepreneurial ecosystems through networks of accelerator participation. Small Business Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01026-1

This paper explores the geography of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) and provides a typology of how EEs are connected trans-locally. Although the literature has mainly focused on the place-specificities of EEs, there is limited research on the trans... Read More about No islands of entrepreneurship—mapping the trans-local dimension of entrepreneurial ecosystems through networks of accelerator participation.

Nurturing innovation through intelligent failure: The art of failing on purpose (2024)
Journal Article
Narduzzo, A., & Forrer, V. (2024). Nurturing innovation through intelligent failure: The art of failing on purpose. Technovation, 131, Article 102951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.102951

Failure, even in the context of innovation, is primarily conceived and experienced as an inevitable (e.g., innovation funnel) or unintended (e.g., unexpected drawbacks) outcome. This paper aims to provide a more systematic understanding of innovation... Read More about Nurturing innovation through intelligent failure: The art of failing on purpose.

Top-down and bottom-up legitimization of emerging industries. Evidence from two Italian Mechatronics clusters (2021)
Journal Article
Forrer, V., Plechero, M., Rossi, A., & Santini, E. (2022). Top-down and bottom-up legitimization of emerging industries. Evidence from two Italian Mechatronics clusters. Regional Studies, 56(4), 656-667. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1962839

The paper investigates legitimization of emerging industries in traditional manufacturing areas by focussing on two inner structures: the cognitive and institutional structure. These structures and their interplay inform about the heterogeneity of ro... Read More about Top-down and bottom-up legitimization of emerging industries. Evidence from two Italian Mechatronics clusters.