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Narrative and discursive approaches in entrepreneurship : a second movements in entrepreneurship book
Hjorth, Daniel (ed.); Steyaert, Chris (ed.) - 2004
This is the second volume in a mini-series on movements in entrepreneurship. It aims to forward the study of … entrepreneurship by stimulating and exploring new ideas and research practices in relation to new themes, theories, methods, pragmatic … stances and contexts. The book explores different experiences and accounts of entrepreneurship, as well as reflections on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850632
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The politics and aesthetics of entrepreneurship : a fourth movements in entrepreneurship book
Hjorth, Daniel (ed.); Steyaert, Chris (ed.) - 2009
This fourth book in the New Movements in Entrepreneurship series focuses on the politics and aesthetics of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851113
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Are High-Growth Firms Overrepresented in High-Tech Industries?
Daunfeldt, Sven-Olof; Elert, Niklas; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015
It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011211884
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Using Self-employment as Proxy for Entrepreneurship: Some Empirical Caveats
Bjuggren, Carl Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010
Research on entrepreneurship has received an increased amount of interest in recent years, with self-employment being … used as the most common proxy for “entrepreneurship” in empirical studies. However, there are various ways of defining self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511660
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Firm Growth, Institutions and Structural Transformation
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010
This essay argues that the economic contribution of certain firms – be they small, young or rapidly growing – has to be understood in a broader context of creative destruction. Growth of some firms requires contraction and exit of some other firms to free up resources that can be reallocated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520887
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Using Self-employment as Proxy for Entrepreneurship: Some Empirical Caveats
Bjuggren, Carl Magnus; Johansson, Dan; Stenkula, Mikael - Ratioinstitutet - 2010
Research on entrepreneurship has received an increased amount of interest in recent years, with self-employment being … used as the most common proxy for “entrepreneurship” in empirical studies. However, there are various ways of defining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527516
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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Ratioinstitutet - 2008
High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642466
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Gazelles as Job Creators – A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms – so-called Gazelles – that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645364
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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645380
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Are High-Growth Firms Overrepresented in High-tech Industries?
Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Elert, Niklas; Johansson, Dan - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2014
It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765674