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Firm Entry, Firm Exit, and Urban‐Biased Growth
Li, Yu; Jolly, Robert William; Orazem, Peter F. - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009
We introduce a taxonomy that classifies industries using three criteria: net growth in thenumber of firms; the interrelationship between firm entry and firm exit; and the degree of urbanbiasin industry growth. We show that in 9 of 15 two-digit NAICS industries investigated, thereis evidence of...
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Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners?Determinants of Innovation in Micro,Small, and Medium Enterprises
De Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differencesin productivity across and … survey from Sri Lanka totest this model and to examine whether and how owner characteristics matter for innovation.The survey … also allows analysis of the incidence of innovation in micro and small firms, whichhave traditionally been overlooked in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360651
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SME Policy and Firms’ Productivity in Latin America
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Maffioli, Alessandro; Stucchi, Rodolfo - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2009
Very little is known about the effectiveness of SME policies, and a careful look at thestructure, mechanisms and … American and Caribbean countries to analyze the magnitude and determinants of theproductivity gap between large and SME firms …
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The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry G.; Van … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are commonworldwide, but rigorous micro-econometric evaluation of their causal effects is rare. Weexploit multiple changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a major program to supportmanufacturing jobs...
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Not invented here: Technology licensing, knowledge transfer and innovation based on public research
Bünstorf, Guido; Geissler, Matthias - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften - 2009
Using a new dataset encompassing more than 2,200 inventions made by Max Planck Societyresearchers from 1980 to 2004, we explore how licensee and technology characteristics affectthe licensing and commercialization of technologies from public research. We find noevidence that spin-offs and...
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Loss of Control vs. Risk Reduction – Decision Factors for Hiring Non-Family CFOs in Family Firms
Lutz, Eva; Schraml, Stephanie C. - Lehrstuhl für Finanzmanagement und Kapitalmärkte - 2010
Purpose: We examine motives for hiring a non-family Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) in family firms. We explore the perceptions of family firm ownerstowards external managers by analyzing how their goals relate to the employmentof a non-family CFO.Design/methodology/approach: Our study is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302689
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Working in Family Firms: Less Paid but More Secure?Evidence from French Matched Employer-EmployeeData
Bassanini, Andrea; Caroli, Eve; Rebérioux, Antoine; … - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
We study compensation packages in family and non-family firms. Using matched employeremployeedata for a representative sample of French establishments, we first show thatfamily firms pay on average lower wages to their workers. We find that part of this wage gapis due to differences in...
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Searching for the Entrepreneurial Personality:New Evidence and Avenues for Further Research
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
What makes the entrepreneurial personality is the key question we seek to answer in thespecial issue of the Journal of Economic Psychology on “Personality and Entrepreneurship”.The contributions are clustered around questions regarding the linkage between personality,socio-economic factors...
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UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP INAFRICA’S LEAST DEVELOPEDCOUNTRIES
Brixiová, Zuzana - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2010
,while a dynamic private sector in industry or high value-added services has remained elusive.Utilizing the flow approach to … labor markets, this paper complements the empirical literature andnumerous surveys on small and medium enterprise (SME … workers canhelp establish more modern and highly productive SME clusters that Africa’s LDCs need.... …
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions,and the Great Recession
Fairlie, Robert - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
The “Great Recession” resulted in many business closings and foreclosures, but what effectdid it have on business formation? On the one hand, recessions decrease potential businessincome and wealth, but on the other hand they restrict opportunities in the wage/salary sectorleaving the net...
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