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Which Updates During an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Increase Crowd Participation?
Block, Jörn - 2017
Start-ups often post updates during equity crowdfunding campaigns. However, little is known about the effects of such updates on crowdfunding participation. We investigate this question by using hand-collected data from 71 funding campaigns and 39,399 investment decisions on two German equity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969248
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The Schumpeterian entrepreneur : a review of the empirical evidence on the antecedents, behavior, and consequences of innovative entrepreneurship
Block, Jörn; Fisch, Christian; Praag, Mirjam van - 2016
Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively … that takes stock of the academic knowledge about innovative entrepreneurship and summarizes the evidence from 102 empirical … innovative entrepreneurship. Based on this state-of-the-art literature review, directions for future research are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011531131
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The Schumpeterian Entrepreneur : A Review of the Empirical Evidence on the Antecedents, Behavior, and Consequences of Innovative Entrepreneurship
Block, Jörn - 2016
Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively … that takes stock of the academic knowledge about innovative entrepreneurship and summarizes the evidence from 102 empirical … innovative entrepreneurship. Based on this state-of-the-art literature review, directions for future research are discussed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984283
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What Turns Knowledge into Innovative Products? The Role of Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers
Block, Jörn - 2013
entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation … entrepreneurship in the process of the commercialization of knowledge. We discuss the implications for entrepreneurship and innovation …The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the fundamentals and consequences of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013095638
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How does firm survival differ between business takeovers and new venture start-ups?
Xi, Guoqian; Block, Jörn; Lasch, Frank C.; Robert, Frank; … - 2017
Focusing on entrepreneurship entry modes, we investigate two research questions regarding firm survival: how does the … groups, highlighting the distinction between the two forms of entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763818
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How Does Firm Survival Differ between Business Takeovers and New Venture Start-Ups?
Xi, Guoqian - 2017
Focusing on entrepreneurship entry modes, we investigate two research questions regarding firm survival: how does the … groups, highlighting the distinction between the two forms of entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942096
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Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis
Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 2010
Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instrumental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011380037
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Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis
Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 2010
Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instrumental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826247
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Corporate Social Responsibility Communication of German Family Firms : A Content Analysis
Block, Jörn - 2015
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gained importance over the last years. Yet, only few studies have investigated CSR in German family firms. This study analyzes the CSR communication of 714 listed German family and non-family firms using a content analysis of CSR mission statements. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013197
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Ownership versus Management Effects on Performance in Family and Founder Companies : A Bayesian Reconciliation
Block, Jörn - 2013
We employ agency theory to argue that the effects of family (and founder) ownership vs. management will be quite different: the former is expected to contribute positively to performance, the latter is argued to erode performance. Previous studies, due to problems of multicollinearity have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094669