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A selection-based theory of the transition from employment to entrepreneurship : the role of employer size
Parker, Simon C. (contributor) - 2006
. -- entrepreneurship ; occupational choice ; firm size …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003309268
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Structural change and innovation in developing economies : a way out of the middle income trap?
Vivarelli, Marco - 2015
entrepreneurship, that will also be discussed bridging entrepreneurial studies with the development literature. Finally, the possible …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509097
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How do young innovative companies innovate?
Pellegrino, Gabriele; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2009
This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in-house and external R&D and at the acquisition of external technology in embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are tested on a sample of innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879336
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How do young innovative companies innovate?
Pellegrino, Gabriele; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2009
This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in-house and external R&D and at the acquisition of external technology in embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are tested on a sample of innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886860
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Financing entrepreneurship and the old-boy network
Inci, Eren; Parker, Simon C. - 2012
redistributive gains in the form of better loan terms as network members. -- entrepreneurship ; financiers ; networks ; start …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530313
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Are R&D investments by incumbents decreasing in the availability of complementary assets for start-ups?
Colombo, Luca; Dawid, Herbert; Piva, Mariacristina; … - 2015
This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the implications that complementary assets needed for the formation of start-ups - proxied by the ease of access to financial resources - have on the innovative efforts of incumbent firms. In particular, we develop a theoretical model,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512048
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Does easy start-up formation hamper incumbents' R&D investment? : a theoretical and empirical analysis
Colombo, Luca; Dawid, Herbert; Piva, Mariacristina; … - 2013
This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the implications that complementary assets needed for the formation of start-ups - proxied by the ease of access to financial resources - have on the innovative efforts of incumbent firms. In particular, we develop a theoretical model,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009727661
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Transitions to entrepreneurship and industry-specific barriers
Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy Mason; Parker, Simon C. - 2011
enter entrepreneurship, we find that the conventional practice of conflating different industry types in empirical analyses … of transitions to entrepreneurship generates misleading findings about the determinants of entrepreneurship …. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; capital constraints ; transitions ; entry barriers ; business start-ups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009518408
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R&D drivers in young innovative companies
García-Quevedo, José; Pellegrino, Gabriele; … - 2011
This paper examines the determinants of young innovative companies' (YICs) R&D activities taking into account the autoregressive nature of innovation. Using a large longitudinal dataset comprising Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 1990-2008, we find that previous R&D experience is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009521213
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To be born is not enough : the key role of innovative startups
Colombelli, Alessandra; Krafft, Jackie; Vivarelli, Marco - 2016
This paper investigates the reasons why entry per se is not necessarily good and the evidence showing that innovative startups survive longer than their non-innovative counterparts. In this framework, our own empirical analysis shows that greater survival is achieved when startups engage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452416