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Afterlife - Who Takes Heart for Restart?

Metzger, Georg - 2008

entrepreneur is therefore one of the main success factors for the firm. Yet entrepreneurs differ considerably in their background … percent of novice entrepreneurs who file for bankruptcy reestablish afterwards. On average, slightly more than 15 months will … elapse until such quot;fallenquot; entrepreneurs venture out anew. They differ from entrepreneurs not willing or able to take …

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Public R&D Policy : The Right Turns of the Wrong Screw? The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry

Fier, Andreas; Heneric, Oliver - 2014

The German biotechnology industry missed the accession of this key technology in the 1980s. Policy makers make different efforts to overcome shortcomings and recent gaps. Public funding schemes have been implemented to establish a flourish biotech industry in Germany. We assume that R&D policy...

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Young Innovative Companies : The New High-Growth Firms?

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Delanote, Julie - 2012

Young Innovative Companies (YIC) gained increasing attention from governments and scholars due to their expected high innovative performance and growth. Consequently, this study investigates whether Young Innovative Companies, as defined by the EU, grow more than other firms, both in terms of...

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The benefits of adult learning : work-related training, social capital, and earnings

Ruhose, Jens; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Weilage, Insa - 2019

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Policy uncertainty and foreign direct investment : evidence from the China-Japan island dispute

Chen, Cheng; Senga, Tatsuro; Sun, Chang; Zhang, Hongyong - 2016

Can a temporary negative shock generate long-lasting effects on economic activities? To show causal evidence, we utilize data from Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) and explore the economic impact of the unexpected escalation of an island dispute between China and Japan in 2012. Our...

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Impact of American investment in India

Ray, Saon; Miglani, Smita; Malik, Neha - 2015

The United States is India's largest trade and investment partner and is engaged with India at various levels of economic cooperation. This paper studies the direct and indirect impact of US FDI inflows in India and identifies the challenges faced by US investors. The paper is based on secondary...

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The Impact of Corporate Taxes on Investment - An Explanatory Empirical Analysis for Interested Practitioners

Dreßler, Daniel - 2012

The scientific literature provides evidence for an impact of company taxes on investments. Practitioners, however, have a skeptical view on the meaning of this effect. This paper builds the bridge between research and the interested practice by providing detailed descriptives and clearly showing...

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Offshoring and Labor Income Risk

Hogrefe, Jan - 2012

This paper analyzes the impact increased offshoring has on labor income risk. It is therefore distinct from a large number of studies explaining the level effects of globalization on the labor market in that it takes a look at effects on second moments, i.e. the variance of incomes. It provides...

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The Influence of International Dispersed vs. Home-Based R&D on Innovation Performance

Peters, Bettina - 2014

Recent years have shown a surge of firms globalising their innovation activities in order to gain from international knowledge. This paper evaluates this strategy by investigating whether firms with international R&D are more innovative than firms doing R&D only in their home country. One main...

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The Change of Sales Modes in International Markets - Empirical Results for German and British High-Tech Firms

Fryges, Helmut - 2015

The choice of the appropriate sales mode belongs to the firm's most important strategic decisions after entering into a foreign market. Thus, it is important that the selected foreign sales mode best suits a firm's available resources and capabilities. However, these resources and capabilities...

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