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Firm growth in the course of mergers and acquisitions
Burghardt, Dirk; Helm, Marco - In: Small Business Economics 44 (2015) 4, pp. 889-904
establishments. Based on a unique full sample of manufacturing and services firms in Switzerland, our main finding is that the … establishments in Switzerland. In fact, employment growth decreases with an establishment’s initial size and age—at the aggregate …
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Prediction based on entrepreneurship-prone personality profiles: sometimes worse than the toss of a coin
Konon, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander S. - In: Small Business Economics 53 (2019) 1, pp. 1-20
The human personality predicts a wide range of activities and occupational choices--from musical sophistication to entrepreneurial careers. However, which method should be applied if information on personality traits is used for prediction and advice? In psychological research, group profiles...
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Radical innovation and its regional impact—a roadmap for future research
Audretsch, David; Fornahl, Dirk; Klarl, Torben - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2021) 2, pp. 1153-1156
, Entrepreneurship, and (Regional) Growth" and present a roadmap for future research in the area. This article argues that the link … between the literature on radical innovation, entrepreneurship, and (regional) growth is still an underresearched topic. This …
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Group conditions for entrepreneurial visions: role confidence, hierarchical congruences, and the imagining of future in entrepreneurial groups
Stamm, Isabell; Gutzeit, Marie - In: Small Business Economics 59 (2021) 3, pp. 1023-1041
asks how the content of entrepreneurial visions is shaped by the conditions of the group. Taking an entrepreneurship …
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David B. Audretsch: Clarivate Citation Laureate 2021
Guenther, Christina; Lehmann, Erik E. - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2021) 1, pp. 7-12
-founder and Co-Editor in Chief of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal (SBEJ). Relying on bibliometric work … innovation and entrepreneurship. …
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The determinants of bootstrap financing in crises: evidence from entrepreneurial ventures in the COVID-19 pandemic
Block, Joern H.; Fisch, Christian; Hirschmann, Mirko - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2021) 2, pp. 867-885
association between self-employment experience and bootstrap financing indicates that targeted entrepreneurship education programs …
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Small firms and the COVID-19 insolvency gap
Dörr, Julian Oliver; Licht, Georg; Murmann, Simona - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2021) 2, pp. 887-917
among financially weak, small firms, having potential long-term implications on entrepreneurship and economic recovery …
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Disentangling succession and entrepreneurship gender gaps: gender norms, culture, and family
Feldmann, Manuel; Lukes, Martin; Uhlaner, Lorraine - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2020) 2, pp. 997-1013
gender gap in entrepreneurship, finding that the family may serve as a stronger influence than society when implied norms of …
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Crowdfunding cultural and commercial entrepreneurs: an empirical study on motivation in distinct backer communities
Bürger, Tobias; Kleinert, Simon - In: Small Business Economics 57 (2020) 2, pp. 667-683
Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this study examines differences in the motivation of backers to support cultural and commercial entrepreneurs through reward crowdfunding. We propose that backers of commercial campaigns are a community of early-customers motivated by the prospects of...
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Does team diversity really matter? The connection between networks, access to financial resources, and performance in the context of university spin-offs
Moog, Petra; Soost, Christian - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2020) 1, pp. 323-351
founding teams in Switzerland and Germany. By identifying the team composition, and going beyond the usual team characteristics …
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