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Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?
Ács, Zoltán J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, Laszlo; … - 2006
It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279546
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Could the Irish miracle be repeated in Hungary?
Acs, Zoltán J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, László; … - 2005
It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280368
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Foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship : blessing or curse?
Danakol, Seçil Hülya; Estrin, Saul; Reynolds, Paul … - 2013
This paper explores the effects of foreign direct investment, measured by mergers and acquisitions, on domestic entrepreneurial entry. We use a micro‐panel of more than two thousand individuals disaggregated by industry in seventy countries including both developed and developing economies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010224595
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Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship : Blessing or Curse?
Danakol, Seçil - 2013
This paper explores the effects of foreign direct investment, measured by mergers and acquisitions, on domestic entrepreneurial entry. We use a micro‐panel of more than two thousand individuals disaggregated by industry in seventy countries including both developed and developing economies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071742
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Regional FDI, technological knowledge and export-oriented entrepreneurs in Spain
Gonzalez-Pernia, Jose L.; Peña-Legazkue, Iñaki - 2012
out by some entrepreneurs and their young businesses. In this study, we analyze the extent to which differences in FDI and … technological knowledge across regions affect the propensity of early-stage entrepreneurs to be export-oriented. Based on Spanish … that the exporting behaviour of early-stage entrepreneurs is driven by individual and organization factors that have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508033
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The internal mechanisms of entrepreneurs' social capital : a multi-network analysis
Hernández-Carrión, Carlos; Camarero Izquierdo, Carmen; … - In: Business research quarterly : BRQ 23 (2020) 1, pp. 1-19
-scale local entrepreneurs help improve their scarce resource endowments. Adopting a mechanistic and functioning oriented view of … individually explores both the personal and professional networks of 958 Spanish entrepreneurs. Findings reveal how the two …
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The value of human and social capital investments for the business performance of start-ups
Bosma, Niels; Praag, Mirjam van; Thurik, Adriaan R.; … - 2002
We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...
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How do emerging market SMEs utilize resources in the face of environmental uncertainty?
Temouri, Yama; Shen, Kathy; Pereira, Vijay; Xie, Xuanli - In: Business research quarterly : BRQ 25 (2022) 3, pp. 212-223
Using the resource-based view of the firm, this article examines how different resources are used by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in response to environmental uncertainty in an emerging market context. A survey was conducted involving 212 owners, CEOs, or managing directors of SMEs...
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Financing technology-based small firms in Europe : a review of the empirical evidence
Revest, Valérie; Sapio, Sandro - 2009
This paper reviews the evidence on financing technology-based small firms (TBSFs) in Europe. The main findings in the literature are the 1) European TBSF's finance new investments by relying primarily on internal funds, due to capital market failures induced by asymmetric information; 2)...
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Are CEE states successful as venture capitalists?
Karsai, Judit - 2015
The entire venture capital sector of Central and Eastern Europe is characterised by the increased weight of state resources. The strengthening of public activities is mainly due to the new type of equity schemes introduced in the European Union's 2007 to 2013 programming period, which allowed...
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