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R&D strategies and entrepreneurial spawning

Andersson, Martin; Baltzopoulos, Apostolos; Lööf, Hans - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 54-68

This paper analyzes how different R&D strategies of incumbent firms affect the quantity and quality of their entrepreneurial spawning. When examining entrepreneurial ventures of ex-employees of firms with different R&D strategies, three things emerge: First, firms with persistent R&D investments...

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Small business innovation: firm level evidence from Sweden

Andersson, Martin; Lööf, Hans - In: The Journal of Technology Transfer 37 (2012) 5, pp. 732-754

This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external … for the period 2000–2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1 … innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group …

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Key Characteristics of the Small Innovative Firm

Andersson, Martin; Lööf, Hans - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2009

innovation activities captured by patent applications, firm characteristics, international trade and the regional milieu. …

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Export Orientation among New Ventures and Economic Growth

van Stel, André; Hessels, Hessels, S.J.A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

While it is generally acknowledged that entrepreneurship as well as export activity may both be important strategies for achieving national economic growth, it has remained unclear how export activity among new ventures is related to economic growth. This paper investigates whether the presence...

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The Impact of New Firm Formation on Regional Development in the Netherlands

van Stel, André; Suddle, Suddle, K. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

This paper examines the relationship between new firm formation and regional employment change in the Netherlands. Using a new regional data base for the period 1988-2002, we examine the time lags involved in the relationship. We also investigate whether the relationship differs by time period,...

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Explaining Female and Male Entrepreneurship at the Country Level

Verheul, Ingrid; van Stel, André; Thurik, Roy - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on...

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Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976-2004

Thurik, Roy; van Stel, André; Wennekers, Wennekers, A.R.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

Persistent differences in the level of business ownership across countries have attracted the attention of scientific as well as political debate. Cultural as well as economic influences are assumed to play a role. This paper deals with the influence of cultural attitudes towards uncertainty on...

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