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In this study, we analyze the firm’s choice of legal form of organization (“LFO”). We find that only about one in three firms begins operations as a proprietorship, while almost as many begin as limited-liability companies and as corporations. Moreover, this distribution is remarkably...
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Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK 2004 database. Standardising for a range of individual characteristics, we find that women are around …
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For a few years now, nanotechnology has been recognised as a promising new growth innovator. This leads to a shift from the exploration of nanotechnology knowledge towards a phase of exploitation. The coming years this commercialisation of nanotechnology will be extended. Nanotechnology is a...
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The paper presents the analysis of recent developments of Schumpeterian theory of entrepreneurship and innovation in …
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Economic growth and unemployment exhibit an ambiguous relationship – according to empirical studies. This ambiguity can be investigated by observing the role of the underground economy in shaping the productivity of firms. Indeed, unemployment may be absorbed by underground firms, which adopt...
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Using case study analysis based on in-depth interviews we aim to extend the entrepreneurship research in transition … context in Poland. Entrepreneurship models build in America and Western Europe do not picture the specifics of … entrepreneurship in transition economies. The author reviews concepts and theses on entrepreneurship in this context and argues that …
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The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 changed the landscape of financing a business, affecting all projects that are looking for growth based on access to capital. Non-bank finance and new forms of equity access started to emerge not only for attractive born-global start-ups but also for...
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varied across different enterprises. The findings are important in formulating policy for entrepreneurship development and …
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The study discusses myths of entrepreneurship by looking at the overlapping areas of entrepreneurship, self … journalists, translators, interpreters and artists at the blurred boundaries between waged work and entrepreneurship. Findings … reveal that the professions are clearly different and the manifestations of entrepreneurship vary, reflecting the work and …
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The dilemmas that may encounter entrepreneurship result of an expected conflict between VCs and entrepreneur …
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