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We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...
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Institutions matter greatly in the development of competitive advantage. Different institutional strategies to manipulate and shape institutions are discussed in the literature. This paper aims at extending the existing conceptual model of membership strategy. Despite being referenced...
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This article studies entrepreneurial activities emerging out of one of Germany's most prominent dot.com firms …
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Bundesländern Angaben zu steuerlichen Anmeldungen bei den Finanzverwaltungen ausgewertet. Hochgerechnet für Deutschland wurden in … Freien Berufe 21 bzw. 22 %. Dieser Befund bestätigt die Bedeutung der Freien Berufe für das Gründungsgeschehen in Deutschland. … by the tax administration in 15 Federal States. The extrapolation for Germany shows that in the years 2008 and 2009 some …
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Private Radiosender bieten ihre Leistungen sowohl auf dem Rezipienten- als auch auf dem Werbemarkt an. Da sie ihr Radioprogramm den Zuhörern kostenlos zur Verfügung stellen, müssen sie sich nahezu vollständig über den Verkauf von Werbeplätzen an die werbungtreibende Wirtschaft finanzieren....
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An important literature has made a fundamental link between corporate governance and corporate strategy. According to agency theory, assigning managers stock options aligns their interests with the interests of the owners of the firm. This paper suggests that this may not apply in the context of...
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Software technology is gaining prominence in national information technology (IT) strategies due to its huge potential for socioeconomic development, particularly through the support it provides in the productive sectors of the economy, delivery of public services and engagement of citizens. In...
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Die schwere Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 hatte substanzielle Auswirkungen auf die Innovationstätigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft. Die Umsatz- und Gewinneinbußen führten zu einem kräftigen Rückgang der Innovationsausgaben. Davon waren primär Investitionen für neue Produkte und verbesserte...
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The paper analyses the birth of the Encryption Software Industry (ESI), a new niche in the software industry. Using a Chandlerian perspective, this work reports the main facts about firm entry and growth, with a particular focus on start-up strategies and actions. Since scale economies do not...
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