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Ready, set, go! Why are some regions entrepreneurial jump-starters?
Wyrwich, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
that pre- dates socialism. How institutional context affects entrepreneurship over the course of transition is reflected by … determine start-up activity. Not much is known about what drives entrepreneurship in unstable environments characterized by … talent into productive entrepreneurship is higher in areas abundantly endowed with individuals who have a relatively high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884453
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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society: The case of german convergence in self-employment
Schindele, Yvonne - 2010
Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267109
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Ready, set, go!: Why are some regions entrepreneurial jump-starters?
Wyrwich, Michael - 2013
that pre- dates socialism. How institutional context affects entrepreneurship over the course of transition is reflected by … determine start-up activity. Not much is known about what drives entrepreneurship in unstable environments characterized by … talent into productive entrepreneurship is higher in areas abundantly endowed with individuals who have a relatively high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323904
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Entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic lifecycle model
Cantner, Uwe; Cunningham, James; Lehmann, Erik; Menter, … - 2019
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been used as a framework to explain entrepreneurial activities within regions and industrial sectors. Despite the usefulness of this approach, the concept is under-theorized, especially with regard to the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389625
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Regional trajectories of entrepreneurship: The effect of socialism and transition
Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
comparative analysis of the development of entrepreneurship in East and West Germany after World War II. The introduction of an … decades later were major historical shocks to the economy in general, and to entrepreneurship specifically. Our comparative … analysis of East and West Germany assesses how these shocks affected the level of entrepreneurship at the regional level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389637
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How Long Does it Take to Become an Entrepreneurial Society - The Case of German Convergence in Self-Employment
Schindele, Yvonne - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494224
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Creativity and industrial cities: a case study of Baltimore
Ács, Zoltán J.; Megyesi, Monika I. - 2007
Creativity is changing the way cities approach economic development and formulate po-licy. Creative metropolises base their economic development strategies, at least partly, on building communities attractive to the creative class worker. While there are count-less examples of high-tech regions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271767
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Can nature promote development? The role of sustainable tourism for economic growth
Freytag, Andreas; Vietze, Christoph - 2010
We analyze whether biodiversity is enhancing the development process in developing countries (DCs) via increasing tourism receipts in a trade based endogenous growth framework. The underlying assumption is that a rich biodiversity - only if used sustainably - provides a comparative advantage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267123
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European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009
This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271184
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The Skill Balancing Act: Determinants of and Returns to Balanced Skills
Bublitz, Elisabeth; Noseleit, Florian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Entrepreneurs are found to have balanced skill sets and most have worked in small firms before starting their own business. In light of this, we compare the skill sets of employees working in businesses of different size to the skill sets of entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131067