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Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2011
Public policy is currently shifting from SME policy towards entrepreneurship policy, which supports entrepreneurship without directing attention to quantitative goals and specific firms or employment groups. The institutional framework set by public policy affects the prevalence and performance...
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Characteristics and Performance of New Firms and Spinoffs in Sweden
Andersson, Martin; Klepper, Steven - 2012
is not markedly different than elsewhere. In line with previous studies, spinoffs of incumbents perform better than other … growth of spinoffs is greater the larger the size of their parent, which contrast sharply with findings for firms with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320218
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Status quo institutions and the benefits of institutional deviations
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2016
are certainly not beneficial, but when they take the form of innovations introduced by entrepreneurs, they can be a …
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Institutional reform for innovation and entrepreneurship: An agenda for Europe
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2017
It is imperative that the economies of the European Union become more entrepreneurial to promote innovation and economic growth. To achieve these goals, we propose a reform strategy with respect to (i) the rule of law and the protection of property rights; (ii) the tax system; (iii) regulations...
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Entrepreneurship and institutions: A bidirectional relationship
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2017
change. Through their actions, entrepreneurs have a fundamental influence on institutions, whether they abide by them …
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Schumpeterian entrepreneurship in Europe compared to other industrialized regions
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - 2017
We examine whether Europe has an "entrepreneurship deficit" compared to other industrialized regions. Cross-country comparisons are difficult due to the lack of standard empirical definitions of entrepreneurship. Measures focusing on small business activity and startup rates suggest that Europe...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917046
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Varieties of entrepreneurship: Exploring the institutional foundations of different entrepreneurship types through "Varieties-of-Capitalism" arguments
Dilli, Selin; Elert, Niklas; Herrmann, Andrea M. - 2018
While entrepreneurship researchers agree that institutions "matter" for entrepreneurship, they also have a rather encompassing understanding of institutions as almost any external factor that influences entrepreneurship. Ultimately, this literature thus comes up with a long list of institutional...
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Two sides to the evasion: The pirate bay and the interdependencies of evasive entrepreneurship
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus; Lundblad, Joakim - 2016
Evasive entrepreneurs innovate by circumventing or disrupting existing formal institutional frameworks by evading them …
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The Scientific Output of a Database on Commercialized Patents
Svensson, Roger - 2020
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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Schumpeterian Entrepreneurship: Coveted by Policymakers but Impervious to Top-Down Policymaking
Henrekson, Magnus; Kärnä, Anders; Sanandaji, Tino - 2021
Differentiating various types of entrepreneurs provides clues to the puzzle of why top-down policies often fail to … knew what the next radical innovation would be, there would be no need for Schumpeterian entrepreneurs. Schumpeterian … entrepreneurs create not only companies but also institutions in the entrepreneurial support system. These ever-evolving structures …
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