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where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as …
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When and how do entrepreneurs sell their inventions? To address this issue, we develop an endogenous entry …
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The creation and scaling of startups are inherently linked to risk-taking, with various types of owners handling these risks differently. This paper investigates the influence of an active venture capital (VC) market on startups' decisions regarding research and scaling. It outlines conditions...
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The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by inventors and small firms with a remarkably high response...
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We construct a model where incumbents can either acquire basic innovations from entrepreneurs, or wait and acquire …
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We develop a theory of commercialization mode (entry or sale) of entrepreneurial inventions into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive...
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Entrepreneurs face higher commercialization costs than incumbents. We show that this implies that entrepreneurs will …, entrepreneurs may select too safe projects from a social point of view, since they do not internalize the business stealing effect … inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the …
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Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. These measures are...
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Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. To the best of...
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are certainly not beneficial, but when they take the form of innovations introduced by entrepreneurs, they can be a …
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