This dissertation is a compilation of papers on entrepreneurship which investigate related research questions. The unifying element of the different parts is the focus on two important concepts in entrepreneurship research, namely human capital and social capital. Briefly, the four main chapters...

Entrepreneurship plays an increasingly prominent role in both academic and policy circles. It is regarded as the driving force behind structural change that links investments in knowledge with economic growth. The increased role of new and small enterprises has led to an increase in...

Economic growth is a key issue in economic research and a primary concern in economic policy making. After World War II, Western economies experienced historically high rates of economic growth. However, following the first oil crisis in 1973, a period of stagflation set in and in the 1980s,...

In dieser Arbeit wird unternehmerischer Ein- und Austritt untersucht. Beide Phänomene werden meist als eindimensionale Ereignisse erachtet. Aus diesem Grund setzt die Arbeit bei der Mehrdimensionalität dieser Konstrukte an. Im ersten Hauptkapitel wird die Marktneuheit einer Geschäftsidee bei...