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Innovation and institutions : a multidisciplinary review of the study of innovation systems
Waarden, Frans van (contributor); Casper, Steven (contributor) - 2005
Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries make radical innovations but fail to successfully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852084
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Contextual embeddedness of entrepreneurship : frontiers in european entrepreneurship research
Xheneti, Mirela (ed.); Costa, Silvia (ed.);  … - 2023
"The contextual turn in the field of entrepreneurship means it is crucial for scholars to integrate into their research … the multifaceted contexts in which entrepreneurship is embedded. This insightful book explores the different spatial …, social, digital, institutional and policy contexts for entrepreneurship and investigates their relevance for entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372522
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Cases in technological entrepreneurship : converting ideas into value
Petti, Claudio (contributor) - 2009
start-ups as well as in incumbents. The book takes a systemic view of technological entrepreneurship, positioning the topic … at the interface between entrepreneurial and strategic perspectives within the emergent strategic entrepreneurship field …1. Entrepreneurship, innovative enterprise and economic development / William Lazonick -- 2. The role of public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851180
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Innovation and entrepreneurship in biotechnology, an international perspective : concepts, theories and cases
Hine, Damian - 2006 - Pbk. ed
technological developments. This book explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of entrepreneurship in the biotechnology …1. Introduction : innovation and entrepreneurship -- 2. Entrepreneurship in the biotechnology context -- 3. Innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851566
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
Fairlie, Robert W. - CESifo - 2013
opportunities in the wage/salary sector leaving the net effect on entrepreneurship ambiguous. The most up-to-date microdata … entrepreneurship at the individual level to shed light on this question. Regression estimates indicate that local labor market … conditions are a major determinant of entrepreneurship. Higher local unemployment rates are found to increase the probability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877680
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How Do Judgmental Overconfidence and Overoptimism Shape Innovative Activity?
Herz, Holger; Schunk, Daniel; Zehnder, Christian - CESifo - 2013
Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877694
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Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship Revisited
Fairlie, Robert W.; Krashinsky, Harry A. - CESifo - 2012
A large body research shows a positive relationship between wealth and entrepreneurship and interprets the relationship … entrepreneurship and a different measure of wealth – net housing equity – for the two groups. Second, we examine the liquidity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877695
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Creative Destruction and Productive Preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - CESifo - 2013
We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Such preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877893
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Homeownership and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Mortgage Debt and Commitment
Bracke, Philippe; Hilber, Christian; Silva, Olmo - CESifo - 2014
We study the link between homeownership, mortgage debt, and entrepreneurship using a model of occupational choice and … homeowners start a business; and (ii) the negative relation between mortgage debt and entrepreneurship is more pronounced when … income volatility is higher. Our model further predicts that the relation between housing wealth and entrepreneurship is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948829
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Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
Fairlie, Robert W.; Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan - CESifo - 2014
Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948873