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Does quality make a difference? : employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010
This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation to sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
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Unternehmensgründungen : mehr innovative Startups durch einen Kulturwandel für Entrepreneurship?
Röhl, Klaus-Heiner - 2016
unterschiedlichen Startup-Systeme in Europa, Amerika und Israel eingegangen, die auch auf Unterschiede in der Verfügbarkeit von … entrepreneurial spirit. This policy paper will therefore examine what defines the entrepreneurial culture of successful start-up … rates, this paper will review the different start-up systems in Europe, the United States, and Israel, which are also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422730
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Entrepreneurial culture and start-ups : could a cultural shift in favour of entrepreneurship lead to more innovative start-ups?
Röhl, Klaus-Heiner - 2016
entrepreneurial spirit. This policy paper will therefore examine what defines the entrepreneurial culture of successful start-up … rates, this paper will review the different start-up systems in Europe, the United States, and Israel, which are also … unterschiedlichen Startup-Systeme in Europa, Amerika und Israel eingegangen, die auch auf Unterschiede in der Verfügbarkeit von …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422818
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Ability dispersion and team performance
Hoogendoorn, Sander; Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2014
What is the effect of dispersed levels of cognitive ability of members of a (business) team on their teamś performance? This paper reports the results of a field experiment in which 573 students in 49 teams start up and manage real companies under identical circumstances. We ensured exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010348405
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Ability dispersion and team performance : a field experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander M.; Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2012
This paper studies the impact of diversity in cognitive ability among members of a team on their performance. We conduct a large field experiment in which teams start up and manage real companies under identical circumstances. Exogenous variation in - otherwise random - team composition is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675518
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The impact of gender diversity on the performance of business teams : evidence from a field experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Praag, Mirjam van - 2011
This paper reports about a field experiment conducted to estimate the impact of the share of women in business teams on their performance. Teams consisting of undergraduate students in business studies start up a venture as part of their curriculum. We manipulated the gender composition of teams...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386454
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The Impact of Gender Diversity on the Performance of Business Teams : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander - 2014
This paper reports about a field experiment conducted to estimate the impact of the share of women in business teams on their performance. Teams consisting of undergraduate students in business studies start up a venture as part of their curriculum. We manipulated the gender composition of teams...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068126
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Why Do Entrepreneurs Refuse Venture Capital?
Croce, Annalisa - 2018
Despite the evidence on the positive effect of venture capital (VC) on portfolio firm performance, such evidence badly pulls up alongside the non-negligible number of entrepreneurial firms that chooses to refuse VC. This is the first study that investigates the determinants behind the missed...
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Forced Entrepreneurs
Hacamo, Isaac - 2020
Conventional wisdom suggests labor market declines drive workers towards temporary entrepreneurship and self-employment, lowering the quality of startups. Analyzing the employment histories of 640,000 workers, we document graduating college during a period of high unemployment does increase...
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Ability dispersion and team performance : a field experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander; Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010190989