Similar Search Results

The global entrepreneurship index (GEINDEX)

Acs, Zoltán J.; Szerb, László - 2009

This paper constructs a Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEINDEX) that captures the contextual feature of … entrepreneurship across countries. We find the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development to be mildly S-shaped not … U-shaped or L-shaped. Our findings suggest moving away from simple measures of entrepreneurship across countries …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824122

Surviving against the tide : are new businesses in innovative industries Less affected by general economic trends?

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian; Schindele, Yvonne - 2014

We investigate the role of industry and region-specific conditions for the survival of new businesses in innovative and in other manufacturing industries. The data comprises all German manufacturing start-ups of the 1992 to 2005 period. In contrast to studies for some other countries, we find...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360550

Innovative start-up patenting : a new approach towards identification and determinants

Wolf, Tina - 2013

There already exists broad literature investigating small and innovative firms in many respects. However, there have been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to fill that gap. By applying a new approach to account for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784061

On regional innovator networks as hubs for innovative ventures

Cantner, Uwe; Wolf, Tina - 2016

At least since Schumpeter published his work "The Theory of Economic Development" (1912), a wide body of literature has focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable "location" as a critical factor, shaping firm...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455992

Innovation and social capital : across-country investigation

Doh, Soogwan; Acs, Zoltán J. - 2009

entrepreneurship and the strongest relationship is between associated activities and entrepreneurship. This is consistent with the need … to build social relationships in today’s networked economy. -- human capital ; social capital ; entrepreneurship …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886841

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 … sector work. -- Knowledge transfer ; science ; entrepreneurship ; innovation ; commercialization …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887176

The use and effect of social capital in new venture creation : solo entrepreneurs vs. new venture teams

Cantner, Uwe; Stützer, Michael - 2010

positively moderates the effect of social capital on performance. -- Entrepreneurship ; Nascent entrepreneurship ; Social capital …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944132

Balanced skills and the city : an analysis of the relationship between entrepreneurial skill balance, thickness and innovation

Bublitz, Elisabeth; Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2013

businesses in this respect. -- agglomeration ; balanced skills ; entrepreneurship ; thick markets ; urban diversity …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009723599

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/10011572658

Business cycles and start-ups across industries : an empirical analysis for Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Konon, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander - 2017 - This version: August 25, 2017

We analyze whether start-up rates in different industries systematically change with business cycle variables. We mostly find correlations that are consistent with coun- ter-cyclical influences of the business cycle on entries in both innovative and non-in- novative industries. Entries into the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011738571