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High-tech immigrant entrepreneurship in the U.S.
Hart, David M.; Acs, Zoltán J.; Tracy, Spencer - 2009
In this study, we quantify the role of foreign-born founders in high-tech entrepreneurship in a nationally … entrepreneurs ; High Tech ; High Impact Firm ; Entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887158
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The global entrepreneurship index (GEINDEX)
Acs, Zoltán J.; Szerb, László - 2009
This paper constructs a Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEINDEX) that captures the contextual feature of … entrepreneurship across countries. We find the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development to be mildly S-shaped not … U-shaped or L-shaped. Our findings suggest moving away from simple measures of entrepreneurship across countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824122
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Incumbents' asymmetric responses to environmentally friendly entrants in the automotive industry
Diekhof, Josefine; Cantner, Uwe - 2017
In the context of technological change, the influence of innovative entrants on incumbents is considered a major driving force. Using global patent data, we analyze this influence for the case of the transition from combustion engine vehicles towards alternative technology vehicles (ATVs)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011620610
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The deep historical roots of industrial culture and regional entrepreneurship : a case study of two regions
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022
special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. South Saxony has a long history of self-employment and knowledge generation … that results in a persistent culture of innovative entrepreneurship. In Mecklenburg, such a culture did never emerge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471888
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The persistence of regional entrepreneurship : are all types of self-employment equally important?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288768
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Surviving against the tide : are new businesses in innovative industries Less affected by general economic trends?
Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian; Schindele, Yvonne - 2014
We investigate the role of industry and region-specific conditions for the survival of new businesses in innovative and in other manufacturing industries. The data comprises all German manufacturing start-ups of the 1992 to 2005 period. In contrast to studies for some other countries, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360550
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In the name of my parents : entrepreneurship and the intergenerational transmission of values
Wyrwich, Michael - 2013
Mounting empirical evidence shows that kids of self-employed parents are very likely to become entrepreneurs themselves. These findings are often attributed to the intergenerational transmission of parental norms and values. However, many papers in the field are not that explicit about parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784009
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Innovative start-up patenting : a new approach towards identification and determinants
Wolf, Tina - 2013
There already exists broad literature investigating small and innovative firms in many respects. However, there have been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to fill that gap. By applying a new approach to account for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784061
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On regional innovator networks as hubs for innovative ventures
Cantner, Uwe; Wolf, Tina - 2016
At least since Schumpeter published his work "The Theory of Economic Development" (1912), a wide body of literature has focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable "location" as a critical factor, shaping firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455992
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Entrepreneurship in the East German transition process : lessons for the Korean Peninsula
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2016
This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the … policy should have a special focus on entrepreneurship. In particular, it should try to utilize and strengthen the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011562594