Der Informationsmodellierung liegt die Annahme zugrunde, daß komplexe Probleme mit Hilfe von Informationsmodellen besser handhabbar sind. Das traditionelle Modellverständnis, das unter einem Modell das Abbild eines Realitätsausschnitts versteht, wird abgelehnt.(...)

Im betrieblichen Umweltmanagement wird heute nach den tatsächlichen Ergebnissen eines Umweltmanagementsystems sowie nach konsistenten Kriterien zur deren Messung, Bewertung und Beurteilung gefragt. Dem Ausspruch Galileo Galilei's "Messen, was messbar ist - Messbar machen, was nicht messbar ist"...

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This paper examines to what extent recent empirical evidence can collectively and systematically substantiate the claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy...

We examine whether founders backgrounds influence new firm survival in the early years after start-up. We develop hypotheses linking founders back-grounds to pre-entry capabilities associated with entrepreneurial human capital, highlighting the cases of spin-offs and habitual entrepreneurs. The...

This paper investigates whether the presence of ambitious entrepreneurs is a more important determinant of national economic growth than entrepreneurial activity in general. We use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor to test the extent to which high growth ambitions of entrepreneurs...

This paper argues that globalization has led to a shift in developed countries from an industrial to an entrepreneurial model of production. Globalization is interpreted as a level shock in the supply of unskilled labor to the world economy, a decrease in the level of political risk associated...

This study utilizes a human capital framework to explore whether business ownership experience is associated with the number of business opportunities identified, the number of identified opportunities that are pursued, and the nature of those opportunities...

Why should individuals that have exited their firm consider re-entering into entrepreneurship, i.e. become renascent entrepreneurs? According to the logic of economic models of firm dynamics there is no reason to re-enter into entrepreneurship following termination of a previous firm...