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The global entrepreneurship index (GEINDEX)

Acs, Zoltán J.; Szerb, László - 2009

drive innovation. -- Entrepreneurship ; Development; Stages of Growth ; Globalization ; Innovation ; Index ; Knowledge …

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Innovative start-up patenting : a new approach towards identification and determinants

Wolf, Tina - 2013

There already exists broad literature investigating small and innovative firms in many respects. However, there have been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to fill that gap. By applying a new approach to account for...

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Micro fluidity and macro stability in inventor networks

Fritsch, Michael; Kudic, Muhamed - 2019

From a macro perspective, inventor networks are characterized by rather stable structures. However, the high levels of fluidity of inventors and their ties found in reality contradicts this macro pattern. In order to explain these contradicting patterns, we zoom in on the intermediate group...

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Works councils, training activities and innovation : a study of German firms

Cantner, Uwe; Gerstlberger, Wolfgang; Roy, Ipsita - 2014

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …

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Cultural imprinting : ancient origins of entrepreneurship and innovation in Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Wahl, Fabian; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021

innovation culture today, evident by higher levels of quantity and quality entrepreneurship and innovation. The data indicate …

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Do firms benefit from complementarity effect in R&D and what drives their R&D strategy choices?

Cantner, Uwe; Savin, Ivan - 2014

This paper analyzes whether firms conducting internal R&D and acquiring external high-tech equipment experience a complementarity effect. For German CIS data we conduct a complete set of indirect and direct complementarity tests refining the analysis by looking at various types of innovations...

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Role of human resource practices in absorptive capacity and R&D cooperation

Roy, Ipsita - 2015

important conditions for R&D cooperation and innovation. I begin by providing a "beyond-R&D" definition of absorptive capacity … cooperative R&D on incremental product, process and radical innovation. Employing the IAB Establishment Panel Survey on about 1200 … German innovation-based establishments during 2007-2011, findings demonstrate that adoption of employment practices …

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Does quality make a difference? : employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010

This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...

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The deep historical roots of industrial culture and regional entrepreneurship : a case study of two regions

Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022

special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. South Saxony has a long history of self-employment and knowledge generation …

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On regional innovator networks as hubs for innovative ventures

Cantner, Uwe; Wolf, Tina - 2016

At least since Schumpeter published his work "The Theory of Economic Development" (1912), a wide body of literature has focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable "location" as a critical factor, shaping firm...

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