XX IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks
Title:
Cultivating innovative, high-technology enterprises: insights from the Asian experience
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Document type:
Conference Paper
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- AuthorsFullNameWithTitle2:John Milton-Smith
- Co-authors
- PublisherIASP
- Publication dateJune 2003
- Place of publicationLisbon, Portugal
- Number of pages13
- Keywords
- Technology sectors
Description:
The aim of this paper is to examine the performance of the technopreneurship phenomenon in Asia and to explore whether the Asian Crisis of 1997-98 and its aftermath offer any useful insights into the context, behaviour and practices of Asian SMEs, which might provide a more general understanding of the conditions in which high technology entrepreneurs are likely to flourish.\nFollowing a detailed study of 40 SMEs, it is concluded that lack of technopreneurship in most parts of Asia can be attributed to the widespread absence of Strategic Management perspectives, attitudes and skills, especially in the performance of business leadership roles. This is largely due to social and cultural factors, rather than to more specific infrastructural weaknesses such as the lack of technological know-how, technology transfer facilities or support systems for training and encouraging technopreneurs. It is also argued that Asian governments, by focussing narrowly on technological innovation and entrepreneurship, have failed to sufficiently support entrepreneurial opportunities in the fast-growing services sector.
- Conference nameXX IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks
- Conference themeHabitats of Excellence - Managing and Promoting Innovation
- LocationLisbon, Portugal
- Conference start date01 June 2003
- Conference end date04 June 2003