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Synergizing ventures
Akcigit, Ufuk; Dinlersoz, Emin Murat; Greenwood, Jeremy; … - 2019
Venture capital (VC) and growth are examined both empirically and theoretically. Empirically, VC-backed startups have higher early growth rates and initial patent quality than non-VC-backed ones. VC backing increases a startup's likelihood of reaching the right tails of the firm size and...
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Angels or demons? Evidence on the impact of private equity firms on employment
Nathusius, Eva; Achleitner, Ann-Kristin - 2009
The impact of private equity firms on employment in their portfolio companies is a controversial topic widely discussed … focused on different aspects of employment and are based on a variety of methodologies as well as samples representing e … employment growth, financial and non-financial indicators of employment in a total of 49 studies. The analysis of similarities …
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Employment contribution of private equity and venture capital in Europe
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Klöckner, Oliver - 2005
employment in Europe has grown. Against this background, the European Ventura Capital and Private Equity Association has … research study on the contribution of the private equity and venture capital sector to European employment. 201 private equity … companies and 630,000 new jobs in venture-backed companies within this period. Employment grew in buyout-financed companies by 2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305718
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Geographic location of a new venture and the likelihood of a venture capital investment
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Bender, Marko; Kaserer, Christoph - 2010
Based on 1182 dyads of German new ventures and venture capitalists involved in a financing round between 2002 and 2007, we examine the impact of spatial proximity on the likelihood of an investment. We find that with each triplication of journey time the relative likelihood of an investment...
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Does Governance Cause Growth? Evidence from China
Wilson, Ross - 2015
This study uses heterogeneous panel Granger causality tests to investigate the causal relationships between quality of governance and economic growth at the provincial level in China during the reform era. I find a significant and positive effect of economic growth on subsequent quality of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208723
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Cluster competence for higher resilience: A neo-institutional perspective on how firms from the Lusatian Energy Cluster cope with an external shock
Tomenendal, Matthias; Lange, Hans Rüdiger; Raffer, … - 2020
In former studies cluster firms have hardly proven to be more resilient to shocks than non-cluster firms. Yet, there is a lack of research on how cluster firms can achieve resilience. Based on a qualitative study of firms in the Eastern German Lusatian energy cluster we found that after a shock...
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Entrepreneurship through employee mobility, innovation, and growth
Baslandze, Salomé - 2022
affecting employee entrepreneurship for aggregate innovation and growth. …
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Gender differences in business performance: Evidence from the characteristics of business owners survey
Fairlie, Robert W.; Robb, Alicia M. - 2009
-owned businesses have lower survival rates, profits, employment and sales. We find that female-owned businesses are less successful …
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Community development venture capital: concept and status quo in Germany
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Braun, Reiner; Bender, Marko; … - 2008
instrument to stimulate entrepreneurship and to support the growth of ambitious companies. Hence, the present paper deals with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305706
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Community Development Venture Capital: Concept and Status Quo in Germany
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Braun, Reiner; Bender, Marko; … - Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies <München> - 2008
instrument to stimulate entrepreneurship and to support the growth of ambitious companies. Hence, the present paper deals with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870394