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Erik Stam is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their academic contributions focus primarily on the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The scientist's main areas of study include subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, Accounting, and Business and International Management. Their research covers a variety of topics, emphasizing Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Firm Innovation and Growth, Economic and Technological Innovation, and Innovation Policy and R&D.

Erik Stam has authored several influential papers in peer-reviewed journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2021) published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
  • Measure Twice, Cut Once: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Metrics (2021) published in Research Policy
  • Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe (2023) published in Regional Studies
  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Mechanisms (2023) published in Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship
  • Does COVID-19 state aid reach the right firms? COVID-19 state aid, turnover expectations, uncertainty and management practices (2021) published in Journal of Business Venturing Insights

Their frequent co-authors include Bernd Wurth, Niels Bosma, Christina Theodoraki, Didier Chabaud, and Ben Spigel.

Erik Stam commonly publishes in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Small Business Economics, Academy of Management Proceedings, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Research Policy.

Best Publications

  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Regional Policy: A Sympathetic Critique

    Erik Stam

  • The lineages of the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach

    Zoltan J. Acs;Erik Stam;Erik Stam;David B. Audretsch;Allan O’Connor

  • Entrepreneurial ecosystem elements

    Erik Stam;Andrew van de Ven

  • The roles of R&D in new firm growth

    Erik Stam;Erik Stam;Erik Stam;Karl Wennberg

  • New Firm Growth: Exploring Processes and Paths

    Elizabeth Garnsey;Erik Stam;Paul Heffernan

  • Institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in Europe

    Niels Bosma;Mark Sanders;Erik Stam

  • Why Butterflies Don‘t Leave: Locational Behavior of Entrepreneurial Firms

    Erik Stam

  • Toward an entrepreneurial ecosystem research program

    Bernd Wurth;Erik Stam;Ben Spigel

  • The evolution and nature of young firm networks: a longitundial perspective

    F.C. Stam;V. Schutjens;E. Stam

  • Advancing Public Policy for High‐Growth, Female, and Social Entrepreneurs

    Siri Terjesen;Niels Bosma;Erik Stam

  • Measure Twice, Cut Once: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Metrics

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  • Entrepreneurship, evolution and geography

    Erik Stam

  • How education, stimulation, and incubation encourage student entrepreneurship: Observations from MIT, IIIT, and Utrecht University

    Slinger Jansen;Tommy van de Zande;Sjaak Brinkkemper;Erik Stam

  • CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE NETHERLANDS: STRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATIVENESS AND EFFECTS ON URBAN GROWTH

    Erik Stam;Jeroen P.j. De jong;Gerard Marlet

  • Path Dependence Research in Regional Economic Development: Cacophony or Knowledge Accumulation?

    Martin Henning;Erik Stam;Rik Wenting

  • The rise of the entrepreneurial economy and the future of dynamic capitalism

    A.R. Thurik;E. Stam;D.B. Audretsch

  • Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey

    Koen Frenken;Elena Cefis;Erik Stam

  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

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  • Creative destruction and regional productivity growth: evidence from the Dutch manufacturing and services industries

    Niels Bosma;Erik Stam;Veronique Schutjens

  • Intrapreneurship - An international study

    Niels Bosma;Sander Wennekers;Erik Stam

  • The wisdom of the crowd in funding: information heterogeneity and social networks of crowdfunders

    Friedemann Polzin;Helen Toxopeus;Erik Stam

  • Clusters of High Technology SMEs: The Dutch Case

    Egbert Wever;Erik Stam

  • HIGH GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS, PUBLIC POLICIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

    Erik Stam;Kashifa Suddle;S. Jolanda A. Hessels;André J. van Stel

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Bosma
Niels Bosma Utrecht University
David B. Audretsch
David B. Audretsch Indiana University
Bart Nooteboom
Bart Nooteboom University of Groningen
Frank van Oort
Frank van Oort Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arjen van Witteloostuijn
Arjen van Witteloostuijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
André van Stel
André van Stel Kozminski University
Roy Thurik
Roy Thurik Montpellier Business School
Koen Frenken
Koen Frenken Utrecht University
Karl Wennberg
Karl Wennberg Stockholm School of Economics
Marko P. Hekkert
Marko P. Hekkert Utrecht University

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