caa a22 4500 467993947 CHVBK 20180323112552.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19900301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00389892 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00389892 New technology based firms and the creation of regional growth potential [Elektronische Daten] Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence for Belgium [Rik Donckels, Jean Segers] This paper focuses on the role of New Technology Based Firms (NTBFs) as a vital determinant of regional growth potential. The theoretical framework starts from the relation between innovation and economic development (macro-approach), to show how NTBFs can contribute to the creation of a regional growth potential (micro-approach). Empirical data for Belgium illustrate how NTBFs differ significantly from common starters on a number of fundamental characteristics such as educational level, product/market-orientation, socio-economic networking, delegation, growth strategy and Research and Development. Taking these findings into account, we concentrate on the region-specific technology policies in Belgium. The case of the emerging biotechnology industry is used as an illustration. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Donckels Rik Small Business Research Institute, UFSAL, Vrijheidslaan 17, 1080, Brussels, Belgium aut Segers Jean Small Business Research Institute, UFSAL, Vrijheidslaan 17, 1080, Brussels, Belgium aut Small Business Economics Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/1(1990-03-01), 33-44 0921-898X 2:1<33 1990 2 11187 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389892 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389892 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Donckels Rik Small Business Research Institute, UFSAL, Vrijheidslaan 17, 1080, Brussels, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Segers Jean Small Business Research Institute, UFSAL, Vrijheidslaan 17, 1080, Brussels, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Small Business Economics Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/1(1990-03-01), 33-44 0921-898X 2:1<33 1990 2 11187 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer