Established theories in international business come to different conclusions when specifically applied to the analysis of the international activities of start-up companies in high-technology industries. Using a new dataset of 495 British and German start-ups operating in high-technology...

Foreign-owned subsidiaries make significant contributions to national Research and Development (R&D) in many host countries. Policymakers often support subsidiaries through R&D grants and R&D tax credits. A key objective of this funding is to leverage R&D-driven firm performance benefits for the...

Der folgende Beitrag zeigt anhand der Besteuerungswirkungen, die in einem zweistufigen kapitalistischen Unternehmensaufbau unter Einbeziehung der Anteilseigner auftreten, gegenwärtige Steuerbelastungsunterschiede bei nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Investitionen von im europäischen...

For firms acting in technological niches the expansion into foreign markets can be a way to increase sales and to thus to recover initial sunk costs over a shorter time frame. Our research, based on survey data for nearly 600 British and German high-tech start-ups, examines whether...