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Successful entrepreneurship : confronting economic theory with empirical practice
Praag, Mirjam van - 2005
Mirjam van Praag compares and contrasts the economic theory of entrepreneurship with determinants of successful entrepreneurship derived from empirical evidence, in an attempt to discover what makes for an accomplished entrepreneur. The author's state-of-the-art historical, theoretical and...
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Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases
Alberti, Fernando G. (contributor) - 2008
Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851738
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The Chinese economy in the 21st century : enterprise and business behaviour
Krug, Barbara (ed.); Hendrischke, Hans J. (ed.) - 2007
China's long-term economic success is driven by new firms, new sectors and new business practices. This book explores the establishment of new private firms and listed companies, the development of knowledge industries, in particular the IT and banking sectors and the co-evolution of public...
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Entrepreneurial small businesses : a resource-based perspective
Shepherd, Dean A. - 2005
The authors of this comprehensive study address why it is that some small firms perform well and others don't, and whether high-performing firms share characteristics that distinguish them from low-performing firms. By exploring bundles of resources and their interaction with other factors, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851822
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Firm mobility and organizational networks : innovation, embeddedness and economic geography
Knoben, Joris - 2008
Joris Knoben illustrates that the number of firm relocations has grown steadily and considerably over the last decade and, at the same time, relationships between organizations have become more important to firm performance. It is often argued that these relationships require geographical...
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Academic spin-offs and technology transfer in Europe : best practices and breakthrough models
De Cleyn, Sven H. (contributor); Festel, Gunter (contributor) - 2016
Introduction: what is the current state of knowledge transfer at research institutions in Europe, what are the main challenges and why does it matter? / Sven H. De Cleyn and Gunter Festel -- Part I shaping the ecosystem -- 1. I3P as university business incubator - a dual mission in technology...
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Business relating business : managing organisational relations and networks
Wilkinson, Ian F. - 2008
Business Relating Business argues that business performance depends on the way a firm is connected to other firms and organisations and not just its own skill and resources. The book synthesises thinking from marketing, management, economics and international business with evolutionary biology...
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Leadership for sustainable futures : achieving success in a competitive world
Avery, Gayle - 2005
Many managers in the English-speaking world are seeking an alternative to the prevailing business model which promotes a short-term, shareholder-value approach. In this accessible and highly topical book, Gayle Avery argues that this Anglo/US approach to capitalism and business is seriously...
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How to fast-track your academic career : a guide for mid-career scholars
Lindgreen, Adam (ed.); Di Benedetto, C. Anthony (ed.) - 2024 - Second edition
"This thoroughly updated edition of a classic career guide closes the research-practitioner gap and carefully considers the obstacles faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising Ph.D. students, the book utilizes practical research and real...
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Competition and regulation in electricity markets : an Edward Elgar research review
Eyre, Sebastian (contributor);  … - 2016
Almarin Phillips (ed.), Promoting Competition in Regulated Markets, Chapter 5, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press …, 135-73 -- Andrei Shleifer (1985), 'A Theory of Yardstick Competition', RAND Journal of Economics, 16 (3), Autumn, 319 …Paul L. Joskow (1997), 'Restructuring, Competition and Regulatory Reform in the U.S. Electricity Sector', Journal of …
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