Public intervention in the entrepreneurial process. A study based on three Norwegian cases
In this paper we discuss three Norwegian cases of public programs aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship at the regional/loc l level. The cases provide insight into a wide range of public initiatives implemented by the authorities such as education, consultancy, and financial stimuli. The programs have been subjected to relatively comprehensive evaluations. I these evaluations, and also in most other evaluations of public means aimed at stimulating entrepreneurs, some important questions related to the effects on business creation and on the long term social impact of the i terventions still remain to be answered. In order to overcome the problems future research should apply longitudinal and comparative studies and use unobtrusive measures. We also discuss a theoretical framework in which entrepreneurship programs can be interpreted and applied as a tool to improve such initiatives. Central elements in this framework are the conceptsof human, social and financial capital.
Publisert i International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 2002
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