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Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs toCreate Larger Firms?

Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types ofentrepreneurship across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generateshypotheses about the negative impact of higher levels of corruption, weaker property rightsand especially...

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Skill-Biased Change in Entrepreneurial Technology

Poschke, Markus - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010

In contrast to the very large literature on skill-biased technical change among workers, thereis hardly any work on the importance of skills for the entrepreneurs who employ thoseworkers, and in particular on their evolution over time. This paper proposes a simple theory ofskill-biased change in...

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Entrepreneurship and Market Size:The Case of Young College Graduates in Italy

Di Addario, Sabrina; Vuri, Daniela - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010

We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates’ workpossibilities as entrepreneurs three years after graduation. We find that each 100,000inhabitant-increase in the size of the individual’s province of work reduces the chances ofbeing an entrepreneur...

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Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effectof Education and Personal Control on the RelativePerformance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees

Praag, Mirjam van; Witteloostuijn, Arjen van; Sluis, … - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009

How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’?What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupationalchoices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor forceparticipants. We show that education...

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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment and Controlin an Occupational Choice Framework

Douhan, Robin; Praag, Mirjam van - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009

We combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model.The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment ofand accruals from assets, such as human capital. The second observation is thatentrepreneurs enjoy higher returns to...

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The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship:Hysteresis, Business Cycles and Government Policy

Congregado, Emilio; Golpe, Antonio A.; Parker, Simon - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009

This paper estimates an unobserved components model to explore the macro dynamics ofentrepreneurship in Spain and the US. We ask whether entrepreneurship exhibits hysteresis,defined as a macro dynamic structure in which cyclical fluctuations have persistent effects onthe natural rate of...

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Trends and effects of technology advancement in the knowledge society

Lytras, Miltiadis D. (contributor); … - 2012

look at the impact of information technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of today's world … developing knowledge societies / Ravi S. Sharma, Elaine W.J. Ng, Mathias Dharmawirya, Ekundayo M. Samuel -- Toward building the … knowledge culture: reviews and a KC-STOPE with Six Sigma View / Saad Haj Bakry, Abdulkader Alfantookh -- Trust building process …

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Societal benefits of freely accessible technologies and knowledge resources

Teran, Oswaldo (ed.); Aguilar, José (ed.) - 2015

technology intended to advance the prospect for knowledge, innovation, and development across the globe"--Provided by publisher. … knowledge, science, and technology / Jose Aguilar, Oswaldo Terán -- Sleight of hand or global problem: the two sides of the net … paradoxical scenarios / Sulan Wong -- Social media and free knowledge: case study - public opinion formation / Jose Aguilar …

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Handbook of research on global competitive advantage through innovation and entrepreneurship

Farinha, Luis M. Carmo (ed.); Ferreira, João J. M. (ed.); … - 2015 - [Elektronische Ressource]

"This book explores the emergence of new ideas and opportunities in various markets and provides organizational leaders with the tools they need to take full advantage of those opportunities, focusing on economic growth in a fast-paced environment"--Provided by publisher.

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Disruptive technologies, innovation and global redesign : emerging implications

Ekekwe, Ndubuisi (contributor); Islam, Nazrul (contributor) - 2012

technologies, innovation, and global redesign"--Provided by publisher. …1. Disruptive technologies, innovation and global redesign / Nazrul Islam and Ndubuisi Ekekwe -- 2. Innovation risk … Ma, and Alan Porter -- 3. Disruptive product innovation strategy: the case of portable digital music player / Nazrul …

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