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Private Equity and the Innovation Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms: Empirical Evidence from the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Link, Albert N.; Ruhm, Christopher; Siegel, Donald S. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2012
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840013
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Biomedical Academic Entrepreneurship Through the SBIR Program
Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
This paper considers the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program as a policy fostering academic … the incidence of biomedical entrepreneurship through SBIR and describe some of the characteristics of these individuals … with information on scientist-linked and non-linked SBIR firms. Our results show that the SBIR program is being used as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059052
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On the Failure of R&D Projects
Link, Albert N.; wright, mike - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2015
Innovation Research (SBIR) program, of which 624 had been discontinued prior to technical completion, we provide for the first … the technology being funded by SBIR projects, the amount of the SBIR award, and having a female PI, other factors held …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011168629
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Evaluation of Small Business Innovation Research Programs in Japan
Inoue, Hiroyasu; Yamaguchi, Eiichi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
. This is because fast growing small firms create new markets and jobs. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program … its own SBIR program inspired by that in the United States. This paper examines the direct effects of Japan's SBIR program … through the attributes of firms. First, we compared the changes in sales, employment, and the number of patents between SBIR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185699
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Reviewing applications by women - critical use of additive and reasoning evaluation methods
Melin, Göran - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2007
Two programmes regarding research funding are investigated with respect to their evaluation processes. One programme targets individuals and the other centers of excellence. The study attempts to disclose some of the features of the selection procedures and the aim is to contribute with further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644936
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Gatekeepers of science—Effects of external reviewers’ attributes on the assessments of fellowship applications
Bornmann, Lutz; Daniel, Hans-Dieter - In: Journal of Informetrics 1 (2007) 1, pp. 83-91
The scientific norm of universalism prescribes that external reviewers recommend the allocation of awards to young scientists solely on the basis of their scientific achievement. Since the evaluation of grants utilizes scientists with different personal attributes, it is natural to ask whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011039465
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010858056
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Gender and Institutional Dimensions of Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Review of Literature and Synthesis of 35 Case Studies
Ragasa, Catherine - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
. There are limited studies that looked at upstream stages including priority-setting and innovation processes, in which women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913952
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Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959523
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Literature review on fundamental concepts and definitions, objectives and policy goals as well as instruments relevant for socio-ecological transition
Dimitrova, Anna; Hollan, Katarina; Laster, Daphne; … - WWWforEurope - 2013
relevant for socio-ecological transition. Hereby the paper focuses on the concepts of sustainability, growth, innovation … innovation, as a central driver for growth. Within the context of a socio-ecological transition based on sustainable growth …, ecological and social innovation gain in importance vis-à-vis purely profit-oriented innovation. Long-term growth is based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928077