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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 …
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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,...
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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 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...
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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 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
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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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Is venture capital a regional business? The role of syndication
Fritsch, Michael; Schilder, Dirk - 2006
We investigate whether the supply of Venture Capital (VC) in Germany is driven by spatial influences. The study is based on information from more than 300 VC investments made in Germany in the year 2004 and 2005. We find evidence that the geographical distance between a VC company and the...
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The Wider Economic Impacts of High-Skilled Migrants: A Survey of the Literature
Nathan, Max - 2013
In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call 'the...
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