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Entrepreneurial Innovations, Competition and Competition Policy
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm …We show that, in the case when innovations are for sale, increased product market competition, captured by reduced … in the industry. Moreover, it is shown that increased intensity of competition can increase the relative profitability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419538
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Entrepreneurial Innovations, Competition and Competition Policy
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - 2006
the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm …We show that, in the case when innovations are for sale, increased product market competition, captured by reduced … in the industry. Moreover, it is shown that increased intensity of competition can increase the relative profitability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320042
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Mergers and acquisitions: a qualitative study in the medical device sector
Jacob, Alon Ben - In: International journal of management, economics and … 9 (2020) 3, pp. 161-181
One of the key processes that business leaders are using to grow their organizations is mergers and acquisitions (M …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012286798
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Relating entrepreneurship to economic growth
Karlsson, Charlie; Friis, Christian; Paulsson, Thomas - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2004
The entrepreneur is an elusive character in economic theory due to the difficulty of providing an accurate description. It appears impossible to produce a single definition of entrepreneurship and most theoretical approaches yield operational difficulties. By the same token, most operational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644970
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Skill variety, innovation and new business formation
Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014
that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230889
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Skill variety, innovation and new business formation
Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014
being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231657
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Private Equity and the Innovation Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms: Empirical Evidence from the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Link, Albert N.; Ruhm, Christopher; Siegel, Donald S. - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2012
There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840013
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The circulation of ideas in firms and markets
Hellman, Thomas; Perotti, Enrico - 2010
Novel early stage ideas face uncertainty on the expertise needed to elaborate them, which creates a need to circulate them widely to find a match. Yet as information is not excludable, shared ideas may be stolen, reducing incentives to innovate. Still, in idea-rich environments inventors may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272466
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Science-Based Business : Knowledge Capital or Entrepreneurial Ability? : Theory and Evidence from a Survey of Biotechnology Start-ups
Braguinsky, Serguey; Honjo, Yuji; Nagaoka, Sadao; … - Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2010
We present a model of science-based entrepreneurship where ideas initially produced by researchers with high-level knowledge capital may be developed by high-ability entrepreneurs. With moderate investment costs, startups continuously managed by inventors-founders coexist in equilibrium with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008455425
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The Circulation of Ideas in Firms and Markets
Hellman, Thomas; Perotti, Enrico - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
Novel early stage ideas face uncertainty on the expertise needed to elaborate them, which creates a need to circulate them widely to find a match. Yet as information is not excludable, shared ideas may be stolen, reducing incentives to innovate. Still, in idea-rich environments inventors may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008467316