Innovation and Employment Growth: Evidence from Entrepreneurship Sector

The main concern of this paper has been to study the impact of firms' innovation activity on job creation. For a successful business in entrepreneurship sector, the interaction between innovation and employment growth plays a key role. It contributes to job creation and economic growth. The empirical evidence presented so far gives a rather positive picture of the importance of entrepreneurship for employment growth. Entrepreneurs can be drivers of innovation or enhance competition in an industry, which may drive productivity improvements, which in turn can positively affect employment growth. Innovation is an essential element in the competition of companies [1]. The same is true for entrepreneurship, which is considered as one of the most important accelerators for the growth of an economy [2]. Hence, this paper gives an overview of relevant literature in both areas. In this context, relevant terms and definitions linking innovation and entrepreneurship are discussed. The key finding of the study is that innovation has a positive effect on employment growth in entrepreneurship enterprises.

Keywords:

Innovation , Entrepreneurship , Employment growth