Auf der Basis einer umfassenden Analyse internationaler empirischer Studien der vergangenen 25 Jahre sowie einer empirischen Untersuchung von 468 jungen KMU setzt sich Sascha Kraus erstmals für den deutschsprachigen Raum mit dem Zusammenhang zwischen strategischer Planung und Erfolg in jungen...

The founder (team)'s human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founder's choice of the initial...

Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...