In this paper, we argue that institutions affect the allocation of entrepreneurship across new and established organizations. This is confirmed by empirical analysis of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data on early-stage (independent) entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial...

Traditionally, regulations are seen as harmful for the starting and growing of firms. However, strict environmental regulation can also trigger the discovery and introduction of clean technologies, and this innovation might improve the competitiveness of the firm (the so-called Porter...

The early growth of firms is a dynamic process that is difficult to manage and to analyse. Accordingly methodological difficulties have been identified in many studies. This paper uses systematic cohort and longitudinal methodologies to analyse the relationship between dynamic capabilities and...

This eleventh edition deals with Top sectors and their importance to the Dutch economy. In 2010, the Dutch government introduced a new policy framework regarding the business sector. Besides generic measures to strengthen the business environment for all companies, there is a specific policy...

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) is a research program executed annually with the aim to obtain internationally comparative high quality research data on entrepreneurial activity at the national level. This academic research consortium started as a partnership between the London...

In 2010 was 7,2% van alle Nederlanders in de leeftijdscategorie 18-64 jaar bezig om een nieuw bedrijf op te richten of actief als ondernemer van een bedrijf dat korter dan 3,5 jaar bestaat. Hiermee heeft Nederland vorig jaar voor het eerst de koppositie ingenomen van de EU-landen die deelnemen...

Why does one person actually succeed in starting a business, while a second person gives up? In order to answer this question, a sample of 517 nascent entrepreneurs (people in the process of setting up a business) was followed over a three-year period. After this period, it was established that...

We study the role of the business cycle in the individual decision of own-account workers to hire employees. Using panel data from the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 countries, we show that own-account workers are less likely to hire employees during recessions. Next, we focus...