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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012
investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the …The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291841
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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/10011580453
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How Much of a Socialist Legacy? The Reemergence of Entrepreneurship in the East German Transformation to a Market Economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the …The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276270
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One transition story does not fit them all: Initial regional conditions and new business formation after socialism
Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
We investigate the reasons for the pronounced regional differences of new business formation after the transformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389641
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Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks: The case of East Germany after socialism
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
and a tradition of entrepreneurship have long-run positive effects on development in regions that face disruptive shocks …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389644
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Prior knowledge and entrepreneurial innovative success
Cantner, Uwe; Goethner, Maximilian; Meder, Andreas - 2007
This paper is concerned with the relationship between innovative success of entrepreneurs and their prior knowledge at the stage of firm formation. We distinguish between different kinds of experience an entrepreneur can possess and find evidence that the innovative success subsequent to firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263810
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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
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Entrepreneurship and innovation policy
Stam, Erik - 2008
What is meant by entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth is often not clear or very idiosyncratic. This paper … starts with a discussion of the nature of entrepreneurship and its relation to innovation. The second section provides an … overview of theory and empirical research on the relation between entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. The paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263861
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The contribution of new businesses to regional employment: an empirical analysis of the direct employment effect
Fritsch, Michael; Schindele, Yvonne - 2008
We investigate regional differences in the contribution of newly founded businesses to regional employment. This is labeled the direct employment effect of new businesses. The analysis is at the spatial level of West German planning regions for the period 1984-2002. We find rather pronounced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266641
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Financial signalling by innovative nascent entrepreneurs
Audretsch, David B.; Bönte, Werner; Mahagaonkar, Prashanth - 2009
External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that nascent entrepreneurs use patents and prototypes in order to signal their ability to appropriate the returns from their innovation as well as the project´s feasibility. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266651