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employment or entrepreneurship. Strong willingness to freely distribute research findings are related to a low appeal of private …
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This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital … that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for R&D expenditure and … human capital there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with …
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We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
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that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …
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This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...
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various links between urban cultural diversity and innovation, at individual, firm and urban level. This paper uses a sample …
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It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places...
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information on revenues, product and process innovation. I then regress these measures of business performance on top team … between diversity and business performance, which is net positive for process innovation and net negative for turnover …
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In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call...
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cultural diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sales strategies in London businesses between 2005 and 2007. London is … entrepreneurship. Overall, the results provide some support for claims that diversity is an economic asset, as well as a social benefit. …
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