Event

Shiri Breznitz (University of Toronto) - Too Much Support? Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Firm Growth

Friday, November 4, 2022 12:00to13:00

Burnside Hall Room 426, 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, CA

Abstract: Although the concept of an entrepreneurial ecosystem has become appealing to both academics and policy makers, few studies have measured the impact of entrepreneurial ecosystems on firm growth. Using qualitative and quantitative data, this paper analyzes a local innovation ecosystem to identify the contribution of a regional ecosystem to firm growth. The results indicate that firms that intensively rely on ecosystem intermediary organizations tend to experience less growth. In other words, when it comes to supporting firm growth, ‘the more the merrier’ does not apply

Speaker: Shiri Breznitz, Professor, Monk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto

Shiri M. Breznitz

Shiri M. Breznitz, an economic geographer, specializes in innovation, technology commercialization, and regional economic development. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Monash University’s Better Governance and Policy research focus area and the Ontario IP implementation panel. Her research is at the critical intersection of theory and policy to fit the new realities of globalization: Professor Breznitz’s work has informed policymaking at the local, national, and international levels.

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