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Founder personality and start-up subsidies
Chapman, Gary; Hottenrott, Hanna - 2023
Start-up subsidies play an important role in supporting start-up innovation and performance. However, what …
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Green start-ups and the role of founder personality
Chapman, Gary; Hottenrott, Hanna - 2022
Green start-ups play a vital role in the needed transition towards more environmentally sustainable economies. Yet our understanding of why some founders start green ventures and others do not remains incomplete. We build on the cognitive and decision-making perspectives on start-ups...
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Intended and unintended knowledge spillovers in innovation
Kraft, Kornelius; Rammer, Christian - 2023
knowledge source operate in a market environment characterized by high price competition, which incentivizes an innovation … of intended and unintended knowledge spillovers for innovation output at the firm level. Among intended knowledge … spillovers, using knowledge from patents shows the strongest link to innovation output, particularly in case of product …
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Measuring knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services: an empirical assesssment of alternative approaches
Kaiser, Ulrich - 1999
knowledge spillovers are unmeasurable, a 'goodness of fit' measure is constructed using innovation survey data. It turns out …In this paper it is tested which of the various alternative approaches for constructing knowledge spillover pools … that measures of the uncentered correlation of firm characteristics seem to fit actual knowledge spillovers best. Direct …
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Research cooperation and research expenditures with endogenous absorptive capacity : theory and microeconometric evidence for the German service sector
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
market competition. The amount of knowledge firms can absorb from other firms is made dependent on their own research efforts … positive effect on R&D efforts both under research joint venture and under research competition. Firms' propensity to … collaborate in R&D is increasing in R&D productivity. The key findings of the theoretical model are tested using German innovation …
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Personal bankcuptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start"
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy, lenders may charge higher interest rates or...
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - 2012
We assess the relevance of formal education for the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...
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Local networks and new business formation
Füner, Lena; Berger, Marius; Bersch, Johannes; … - 2023
New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region’s attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we know little about the role of local business networks in promoting or impeding the...
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Public subsidies and the sources of venture capital
Berger, Marius; Hottenrott, Hanna - 2020
Research suggests that public subsidies for newly founded firms have a positive effect on follow-on financing, in particular, Venture Capital (VC). This study differentiates between Government VC, Independent VC, Corporate VC, and Business Angels and shows that public subsidies are not relevant...
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Strategic use of unfriendly leadership and labor market competition : an experimental analysis
Danilov, Anastasia; Hong, Ju Yeong; Schöttner, Anja - 2024
unfriendly leadership and labor market competition. We discern two labor market states: excess labor demand, where managers …
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