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The Formation and Interplay of Social Capital in the ORFE Processes of Crowd Funded Social Ventures
Lehner, Othmar Manfred - 2018
-value pairs between the funders and the entrepreneurs. Issues of identification and control are thus not based upon any formal … transformation of capital is highly moderated by cultural and symbolic capital. Crowdfunding seems an ideal match for entrepreneurs … seeking for ‘societal' value more than for economic gain. While the entrepreneurs act as catalysts, members of the crowd take …
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Could the Irish miracle be repeated in Hungary?
Acs, Zoltán J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, László; … - 2005
It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280368
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010224595
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Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship : Blessing or Curse?
Danakol, Seçil - 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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071742
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Regional FDI, technological knowledge and export-oriented entrepreneurs in Spain
Gonzalez-Pernia, Jose L.; Peña-Legazkue, Iñaki - 2012
out by some entrepreneurs and their young businesses. In this study, we analyze the extent to which differences in FDI and … technological knowledge across regions affect the propensity of early-stage entrepreneurs to be export-oriented. Based on Spanish … that the exporting behaviour of early-stage entrepreneurs is driven by individual and organization factors that have been …
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Determinants of control structure choice between entrepreneurs and investors in venture capital-backed startups
Wang, Lei; Zhou, Fangzhao; An, Yunbi - In: Economic modelling 63 (2017), pp. 215-225
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Venture capitalists, asymmetric information and ownership in the innovation process
Fabrizi, Simona (contributor) - 2008
where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as … ; entrepreneurs ; signaling ; development ; M&A …
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Creative destruction and productive preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2013
We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Such preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691699
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Creative destruction and productive preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2009
We develop a theory of commercialization mode (entry or sale) of entrepreneurial inventions into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003843246
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Venture Capital and Efficiency of Portfolio Companies
Annamalai, Thillai Rajan - 2011
Venture Capital (VC) has emerged as the dominant source of finance for entrepreneurial and early stage businesses, and the Indian VC industry in particular has clocked the fastest growth rate globally. Academic literature reveals that VC funded companies show superior performance to non VC...
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