This paper presents evidence on the role of the endowment effect in shaping the risk-taking behavior of entrepreneurs … during investment processes. This paper presents an alternate view on the drivers behind entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior … 466 entrepreneurs in Cali, Colombia. Results show that entrepreneurs are more likely to accept riskier bets when those are …

inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the … type of entrepreneurship. Using Swedish patent citation data, we find empirical support for predictions of the model …. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Start-ups ; Ownership ; Breakthrough ; Quality …

been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to …

Intellectual property protection mechanisms (IPPMs) are critical to fostering innovation and their relevance has grown …

where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that … hinges on risk tolerance and patience. Parents expecting their children to become entrepreneurs have an incentive to instill … entrepreneurs there are in a society hinges, in turn, on parental investments in children’s patience and risk tolerance. There can …

I introduce and analyze an equilibrium model of discovery, innovation, patenting and infringement. Firms that innovate … another firm's patent. If adaptation requires technology previously discovered by another firm, then the firm faces no direct … cost but may infringe another firm's patent and pay a licensing royalty. The main analysis considers the desirability and …

We use an exogenous change in German Federal law to examine how entrepreneurial support and the ownership of patent … rights influence academic entrepreneurship. In 2002, the German Federal Government enacted a major reform called Knowledge … of patent rights from university researchers to their universities. Based on a novel researcher-level panel database that …

The role of individual inventors, small firms and entrepreneurs in the patent courts has become controversial for two …. In particular, we examine whether individual inventors and entrepreneurs are ability to defend their patent rights and … lawyers, may allow inventors and entrepreneurs to overcome the barriers to enforcement of patent rights. But, this conclusion …

exploitation of their patent, alleging several reasons for that. -- entrepreneurship ; patent rights ; and innovation … advancement of entrepreneurship in Greece, 3) the biggest proportion of the patent holders remained inactive, without any …This paper entitled "Patent as a motivation of starting a new entrepreneurial activity of high potential" based on a …