The main objective of the thesis is to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship in the areas of new firm formation … entrepreneurship is a source of regional economic development. New firms have a long term employment effects and new firms serve as a … conduit for knowledge spillovers. Third, the entrepreneurial environment may influence the individual decision to start a …

Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms … that are active on international markets as exporters or foreign direct investors do generate more new knowledge than firms … sources, too. The importance of these knowledge sources varies with the type of innovation. These results, which are broadly …

Export, Auslandsinvestition, Wissensproduktion, Deutschland - Exports, foreign direct investment, knowledge production …Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms … that are active on international markets as exporters or foreign direct investors do generate more new knowledge than firms …

betriebliche Handlungsprobleme, die zur Qualifizierung veranlassen. Der Bedarf an Wissen und Kompetenzen ist auf Anwendung …