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Fostering University‐Industry R&D Collaborations in European Union Countries
Link, Albert N.; Cunningham, James - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2014
This paper advances our understanding of university-industry research and development (R&D) collaborations. These strategic relationships are a dimension of entrepreneurial activity, and they are thus important drivers of economic growth and development. Business collaboration with universities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990964
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A Theoretical Analysis of the Role of Social Networks in Entrepreneurship
Leyden, Dennis Patrick; Link, Albert N.; Siegel, Donald S. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2013
Entrepreneurship involves innovation and uncertainty. We outline a theory of entrepreneurship, which highlights the … entrepreneurship increases the probability of entrepreneurial success. The results also lend credence to theories of entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990965
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Toward a Theory of the Entrepreneurial Process
Leyden, Dennis Patrick; Link, Albert N. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2014
This paper models the entrepreneurial process as both creation and discovery composed of an iterative two-step process where entrepreneurs create social networks based on subjective expectations about the future effectiveness of those networks, and then choose the innovation to pursue and map a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886042
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Making Sense of the Elusive Paradigm of Entrepreneurship
Audretsch, David B.; Link, Albert N.; Donald, Kuratko - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2015
The term “entrepreneurship” apparently means different things to different people including scholars and thought … leaders. Because entrepreneurship is multifaceted, it is studied from many different perspectives, yet, that has fostered a … disparities and even contradictions about what is and is not entrepreneurship. Some have suggested a narrower and more defined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273196
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The Gender Gap in Federal and Private Support for Entrepreneurship
Gicheva, Dora; Link, Albert N. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2015
The role of gender in entrepreneurship has been thoroughly investigated. However, less is known about gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276091
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Risky Earnings, Taxation and Entrepreneurial Choice: A Microeconometric Model for Germany
Fossen, Frank M. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
Which role do individual income prospects play in the decision to be an entrepreneur rather than an employee? In a model of occupational choice, higher expected after-tax earnings attract people to self-employment, while more risky net earnings deter risk-averse individuals. In this paper I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017467
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Demand Side Analysis of Microlending Markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses with the necessary financial resources to launch operations. In the industrialized countries, with their highly developed banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018669
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Public Gains from Entrepreneurial Research: Inferences about the Economic Value of Public Support of the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Allen, Stuart Douglas; Layson, Stephen K.; Link, Albert N. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2012
This paper presents a systematic analysis of the net economic benefits associated with the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. We offer a derivation of producer and consumer surplus to estimate economic benefits. Fundamental to the implementation of these models is a specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650904
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Risk Attitudes and Private Business Equity
Fossen, Frank M. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Why do people engage in entrepreneurship and commit large parts of their personal wealth to their business, despite … and exit decisions. Nonpecuniary benefits of entrepreneurship, such as being independent in the workplace, also contribute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010544328
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Creativity and the Family Tree: Human Capital Endowments and the Propensity of Entrepreneurs to Patent
Link, Albert N.; Ruhm, Christopher - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2011
In this paper we show that the patenting behavior of creative entrepreneurs is correlated with the patenting behavior of their fathers, which we refer to as a source of the entrepreneurs’ human capital endowments. Our argument for this relationship follows from established theories of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318570