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High-Growth Entrepreneurship
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, … - 2018
Analyzing data on all U.S. employers in a cohort of entering firms, we document a highly skewed size distribution, such that the largest 5% account for over half of cohort employment at firm birth and more than two-thirds at firm age 7. Little of the size variation is accounted for by industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931627
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Financial Constraints and Small and Medium Enterprises: A Review
Bakhtiari, Sasan; Breunig, Robert; Magnani, Lisa; … - 2020
We review the literature on financial constraints and the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180129
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Investment Grants and Firms' Productivity: How Effective Is a Grant Booster Shot?
Alexandre, Fernando; Chaves, Miguel; Portela, Miguel - 2022
and their scores to firms' performance. Overall, our results show a positive and significant impact of an investment grant … granular analysis shows a strong impact of awarding a second grant to small-sized firms. However, we found no effect on micro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296523
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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age …' profitability, which is consistent with deferred compensation considerations. Moreover, our analysis reveals for the first time that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282402
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Who lives in the c-suite? Organizational structure and the division of labor in top management
Guadalupe, Maria; Li, Hongyi; Wulf, Julie M. - 2012
This paper shows that top management structures in large US firms radically changed since the mid-1980s. While the number of managers reporting directly to the CEO doubled, the growth was driven primarily by functional managers rather than general managers. Using panel data on senior management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287681
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291425
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Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
Guadalupe, Maria; Li, Hongyi; Wulf, Julie M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper shows that top management structures in large US firms radically changed since the mid-1980s. While the number of managers reporting directly to the CEO doubled, the growth was driven primarily by functional managers rather than general managers. Using panel data on senior management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884351
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Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959523
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Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce, Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … level surveys performed by the Statistical Offices. Our micro-econometric analysis confirms previous findings of concave age …' profitability, which is consistent with deferred compensation considerations. Moreover, our analysis reveals for the first time that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652531
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Returns for entrepreneurs vs. employees: the effect of education and personal control on the relative performance of entrepreneurs vs. wage employees
van Praag, C. Mirjam; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen; van … - 2009
How valuable is education for entrepreneurs' performance as compared to employees'? What might explain any differences … show furthermore that entrepreneurs have higher returns to education than employees (in terms of the comparable performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277025