Browsing by Author "Miralles, Francesc"
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Application of the triple helix model in the revitalisation of cities: the case of Brazil
Pique, Josep Miquel; Miralles, Francesc; Stefani Teixeira, Clarissa; Gaspar, Jadhi Vincki; Filho, José Roberto Branco Ramos (International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, vol. 10, núm. 1, 2019-03-09)A new trend in urban projects has risen around a common problem: old urban spaces are losing most of their productive capabilities and becoming obsolete. In most cases, these spaces are revitalised by ... -
Areas of innovation in cities: the evolution of 22@Barcelona
Pique, Josep Miquel; Miralles, Francesc; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina (International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, vol. 10, núm. 1, 2019-03-09)Areas of innovation (AOIs) are on the agenda of urban planners in the revitalisation of inner cities. The knowledge-based economy provides the opportunity to base these revitalisation efforts in creating ... -
Cultural values influence on the adoption of privacy threatening social networks features
Miralles, Francesc; Rudó Mauné, Rosa; Giones, Ferran (2010-04)The effect of cultural values in IT adoption has attracted growing interest in the last years. Researchers posit that cultural values can shed some additional light on the factors that determine IT user ... -
Development of Innovation Districts: A Performance Assessment
Rapetti, Carina Alejandra; Pique, Josep Miquel; Etzkowitz, Henry; Miralles, Francesc; Duran-Encalada, Jorge (Triple Helix, vol. 10, núm. 1, 2023-05-29)Global challenges demand more competitiveness from cities, calling for quick adaptation to changes brought about by the current knowledge economy. Innovation Districts (ID) stand out as the most favourable ... -
Do actions matter more than resources? A signalling theory perspective on the technology entrepreneurship process
Giones, Ferran; Miralles, Francesc (Technology Innovation Management Review, March 2015, 2015-03)This article studies how technology-based entrepreneurs manage to transform their ideas into viable businesses, regardless of their resource limitations and the complexity and dynamics of technology-intense ... -
Do all paths lead to Rome? Technology and market orientation influence on the growth of new technology-based firms
Giones, Ferran; Miralles, Francesc; König, Marc; Baltes, Guido H. (2015-06)Technology commercialization is described as the most dreadful challenge for technology-based entrepreneurs. The scarcity of resources and limited managerial experience make it a daunting task, putting ... -
From ideas to opportunities: exploring the construction of technology-based entrepreneurial opportunities
Giones, Ferran; Zhou, Zhao; Miralles, Francesc; Katzy, Bernhard Robert (Technology Innovation Management Review, June 2013, 2013-06)The transformation of business ideas into market opportunities is at the core of entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the complexity of such a transformative process is seen to change depending on the variables ... -
Strategic signaling in dynamic technology markets: Lessons from three IT startups in Spain
Giones, Ferran; Miralles, Francesc (Global Business and Organizational Excellence, Volum 34, 2015)Building a successful startup in the IT industry remains as an elusive dream for many technology-based entrepreneurs, the competitive dynamics of IT markets and the resource requirements for new entrants ... -
The role of modern urban science parks in developing entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems
Pique, Josep Miquel; Fonseca, David; Miralles, Francesc; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina (Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration (p. 140–159), 2021-04-13)Chapter 8 highlights how active partnerships among university, industry, and government (Triple Helix) can support the development of urban science parks (USP) as enabling incubation mechanisms for ... -
Unbundling the Influence of Human Capitalon the New Venture’s Performance
Giones, Ferran; Gozun, Brian; Miralles, Francesc (DLSU Business & Economics Review. 2019, Vol. 28, 3, 2018)We use a longitudinal dataset on new ventures to assess the effects of human capital factors (education, work experience, and entrepreneurial experience) on new ventures’ performance. Our results show ... -
When less is more? Resources richness influence on the value creation strategies for new technology-based ventures
Giones, Ferran; Balladares, Gabriela; Miralles, Francesc; Riu, David (2015-08)This article studies whether resource positions have an influence in the early value creation efforts of technology-based ventures. We complement the resource-based view expectation on the positive ...