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INNOVATION AND VENTURE CAPITAL EXITS
SCHWIENBACHER, Armin - EconWPA - 2001
-improving product innovation. We explicitly introduce product market characteristics into the analysis with the aim to identify their … capitalist. The entrepreneur has incentives to distort the innovation strategy so as to make an IPO the preferred exit. We derive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413189
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Scale, scope and entrepreneurship
Bitros, George C. - EconWPA - 2004
geographically and function-ally. They promoted rapid innovation by resorting to systematic Research and Development ef- forts. And … innovation in the econ-omy. Hence, to the extent that policy makers strive to achieve the priorities of citizens, they are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413293
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Competitive Advantages of the Beira Interior (Portugal): A TOWS Approach
Ferreira, Joao; Leitao, Joao; Raposo, Mario - EconWPA - 2005
The formulation of a competitive strategy implies an extended understanding, in terms of the industrial structures, of the mains fields where the nations compete and those structures evolve. The environmental conditions of a region, and of its industries, determine both the generic strategies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118851
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Technological change: An analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies
Koellinger, Philipp - EconWPA - 2005
2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555995
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FOREIGN CAPITAL INFLOW, NON-TRADED INTERMEDIARY, URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE IN A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005
protected import-competing sector. However, if the export sector too uses the intermediary the economy may experience an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062645
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Governance, Reti d’Imprese e Distretti Industriali: Considerazioni Metodologiche
Schiavone, Francesco - EconWPA - 2004
Il paper propone un'integrazione metodologica tra la teoria Williamsoniana dei costi di trnasazione e la Resource-based View nello studio delle problematiche relative alla governance nelle reti esterne di imprese, che porti all'utilizzo di una metodologia di ricerca bifronte; dopo un'introduzione...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556247
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Evaluating the Malaysian Export Processing Zones With special focus on the electronic industry
Furby, Mats - EconWPA - 2005
Export Processing Zones are geographical enclaves that have legally been excepted from the country´s normal customs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408021
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Absorptive Capacity – One Size Fits All? A Firm-level Analysis of Absorptive Capacity for Different Kinds of Knowledge
Schmidt, Tobias - EconWPA - 2005
from research institutions. Using data from the German innovation survey we investigate how firms are able to exploit … knowledge from external partners for successful innovation activities. The estimation results show that the determinants of … absorptive capacity differ with respect to the type of knowledge absorbed for innovation activities. In particular we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412880
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The liberating power of entrepreneurship in ancient Athens
Bitros, George C.; Karayiannis, Anastassios D. - EconWPA - 2004
Our objectives in this paper are threefold. First, we identify the nature of entrepreneurial climate in ancient Athens. Drawing on the analyses of Athenian writers we argue that, although philosophers, politicians, and generals enjoyed greater civil and social status relative to those pursuing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561051
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The Green Entrepreneur: Visionary, Maverick or Opportunist?
Taylor, David W.; Walley, Liz E. E. - EconWPA - 2003
entrepreneurship (1998). The terms 'ethical maverick', 'ad hoc environpreneur', 'visionary champion' and 'innovative opportunist' are … ways to foster green entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561853