How local resources shape innovation and path development in rural regions. Insights from rural Estonia

Merli Reidolf, Martin Graffenberger · 2019 · Journal of Entrepreneurship Management and Innovation

Summary. Local resources—physical, human, social, financial, and immaterial—shape how rural firms innovate and develop. Research in rural Estonia shows that firms actively mobilizing these place-specific resources drive innovation and extend regional development paths. However, local resources alone cannot transform regional trajectories; they enrich existing paths but require strategic firm action to create substantial change.

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DOI

10.7341/20191535

Countries

Estonia

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship, innovation-theory

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2026-04-28