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Medical Device Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Comparisons

Abraham, Brian M
http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9745-6327
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1726162705644262

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Management.
Strong tax base components such as payroll taxes, corporate taxes, and income taxes drive economic health. As companies grow, add jobs, and increase wages, regional economic health improves. Since regions vary in terms of industry strengths, stakeholders must understand factors driving economic growth. Not understanding these factors can lead to poor decisions, resource waste, and low performance outcomes. We identify and analyze medical device entrepreneurial ecosystems factors impacting Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Ohio through four questions. Our first research question is, “What factors explain Minnesota’s medical device entrepreneurial ecosystem performance?” We found, through a series of interviews in Minnesota that policy, university engagement, entrepreneurial orientation, and social capital are all relevant. From this study, we ask, “To what extent do these factors explain medical device entrepreneurial ecosystem performance?” This second study assesses the identified factors impact and significance three regions collectively. We then research “To what extent do these factors explain medical device ecosystem performance in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Ohio?” We found social capital impacts performance across all studies while policy has no impact. In the case of the latter, our research supports the neoclassical approach to regional economic development. Finally, we research “How do medical device ecosystem performances differ between Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Ohio?” In this final study, we found our mediation and moderation results to vary by region.
Kalle Lyytinen, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Bo Carlsson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Bill Brake, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Satish Nambisan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
285 p.
Entrepreneurship
ecosystem; entrepreneurial ecosystem; performance; policy; university engagement; entrepreneurial orientation; social capital.

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  • Abraham, B. M. (2005). Medical Device Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Comparisons [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1726162705644262

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Abraham, Brian. Medical Device Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Comparisons . 2005. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1726162705644262.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Abraham, Brian. "Medical Device Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Comparisons ." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1726162705644262

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