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Venture Capitalists, Asymmetric Information, and Ownership in the Innovation Process
Fabrizi, Simona; Lippert, Steffen; Norbäck, Peh; … - 2008
where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320264
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Venture Capitalists, Asymmetric Information, and Ownership in the Innovation Process
Fabrizi, Simona; Lippert, Steffen; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419514
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Why entrepreneurs choose risky R&D projects : but still not risky enough
Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; … - 2012
Entrepreneurs face higher commercialization costs than incumbents. We show that this implies that entrepreneurs will …, entrepreneurs may select too safe projects from a social point of view, since they do not internalize the business stealing effect … inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009625140
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Social Innovation Lessons from Microangels? An Institutional Entrepreneurship Case Study of the CIGALES Movement in France
Ashta, Arvind - 2015
One way by which microentrepreneurs can increase their ability to take debt is to take equity alongside, thus respecting prudent ratios and reducing stress. But microequity has not developed in most of the developing world. At the same time, since 1983, microequity has been started in France...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037016
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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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The Beer Beneath The Froth: Preliminary findings from case studies of 25 small high technology firms
Quince, Thelma; Whittaker, Hugh - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2003
Across Europe those who create and run high-tech SMEs have become a primary focus of industrial policy. Part of the rationale for the focus on small high-tech firms lies in the desire to emulate the experience of the US, particularly Silicon Valley and Boston in which spinning off new ventures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005688007
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Research on the relationship between venture capitalists' trust in the entrepreneur and their investment behaviors
Li, Sulei; Yang, Hongtao - In: Entrepreneurship research journal : ERJ 12 (2022) 2, pp. 161-184
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187637
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The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Start-ups
Bosma, Niels; van Praag, Mirjam; Thurik, Roy; de Wit, Gerrit - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324773
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The use and effect of social capital in new venture creation: Solo entrepreneurs vs. new venture teams
Cantner, Uwe; Stützer, Michael - 2010
This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182 … its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that solo entrepreneurs and new venture teams do not differ in their … find that weak ties assist solo entrepreneurs and have positive significant effects on new venture performance. For team …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271190
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326404