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Ready to leave the ivory tower? Academic scientists' appeal to work in the private sector
Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - 2009
employment or entrepreneurship. Strong willingness to freely distribute research findings are related to a low appeal of private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267108
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Innovation and social capital: Across-country investigation
Doh, Soogwan; Ács, Zoltán J. - 2009
This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital … that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for R&D expenditure and … human capital there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271793
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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276297
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The geography of creative people in Germany revisited
Fritsch, Michael; Stuetzer, Michael - 2012
It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291856
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The selective nature of innovator networks: From the nascent to the early growth phase of the organizational life cycle
Cantner, Uwe; Wolf, Tina - 2016
Earlier studies have shown that entrepreneurs play a key role in shaping regional development. Innovator networks where these entrepreneurs are members of have been identified as one among many critical factors for their firms' success. This paper intents to go one step further and analyses in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580462
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Historical roots of entrepreneurial culture and innovation activity: An analysis for German regions
Fritsch, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of … innovation activity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985502
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The geography and the effect of creative people in Germany
Fritsch, Michael - 2007
This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative oc-cupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263781
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Prior knowledge and entrepreneurial innovative success
Cantner, Uwe; Goethner, Maximilian; Meder, Andreas - 2007
first hint towards the importance of collective innovation activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263810
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Creative class and regional growth: empirical evidence from eight European countries
Boschma, Ron A.; Fritsch, Michael - 2007
We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263818
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Demography and innovative entrepreneurship
Bönte, Werner; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007
Demographic change will be one of the major challenges for economic policy in the developed world in the next decades. In this article, we analyze the relationship between age structure and the number of startups. We argue that an individual's decision to start a business is determined by his or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263837