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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...
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deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the … economy. Particular aspects of entrepreneurship and economic dynamism are covered by pairs (or in one case three) coauthors …
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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 …
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Research on entrepreneurship has flourished in recent years and is evolving rapidly. This paper explores the history of … entrepreneurship research, how the research domain has evolved, and its current status as an academic field. The need to concretize … confronting the prize committee of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. Entrepreneurship has developed in many sub …
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The phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, sometimes denoted societal entrepreneurship, receives increased attention … on comparisons between social entrepreneurship and other forms of organization, the core elements supposed to accrue to … social entrepreneurship and on identification of environmental factors in which social entrepreneurs operate. In addition …
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function in which the productivity of incumbent firms is modeled as a function of firm attributes and regional entrepreneurship … activity. The analysis finds support for positive productivity effects of entrepreneurship on incumbent firms, albeit the … sectors appears to be more responsive to regional entrepreneurship, as compared to the productivity of manufacturing firms …
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particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the economy. Particular … aspects of entrepreneurship and economic dynamism are covered by pairs (or in one case three) coauthors, who are renowned …
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