Entrepreneurial Origin and the Configuration of Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Cumbria, North West England

Christos Kalantaridis, Zografia Bika · 2011 · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

Summary. Rural entrepreneurs in Cumbria, England access innovation knowledge from beyond their region, creating innovation systems that cross regional and national boundaries. New arrivals and immigrants innovate most frequently, while locally born and returnee entrepreneurs show lower innovation rates. The study reveals that rural areas possess weaker local knowledge systems but entrepreneurs overcome this by tapping nonlocal infrastructure, suggesting innovation systems are constructed by individual actors rather than confined to regional boundaries.

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  title   = {Entrepreneurial Origin and the Configuration of Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Cumbria, North West England},
  author  = {Christos Kalantaridis and Zografia Bika},
  journal = {Environment and Planning A Economy and Space},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.1068/a43341},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1068/a43341}
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DOI

10.1068/a43341

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28