This paper investigates the determinants of the start-up size of new technology-based firms. While previous empirical studies generally focussed on industry-specific variables, we draw attention to the characteristics of founders, notably their human capital. In the empirical section, we...

This study determines the role of different modes of financing in shaping firms' startup size decision. According to the principal hypothesis, the greater the startup's access to bank loans and external private equity, the larger the startup will be. It is also hypothesized that the positive...

Innovative entrepreneurship plays a key role for the economy development and several policy interventions are usually implemented to support and sustain the phenomenon, at least in numerical terms. However previous studies highlight that is not the number of startups which enhance the economic...

Relying on the institutional and innovation theory, we argue that the institutional features of countries are significantly influencing energy-efficient innovation (EEI) activities, a relevant and peculiar type of environmental innovation. An analysis of a cross-sectional sample of more than...