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by spinoffs does, indeed, have a positive impact on incumbent innovation. -- Innovation ; entry ; spinoff …This paper takes a different perspective toward the escape entry incentive of incumbent firms to innovate. New entrants … incumbents are not willing or able to exploit. Accordingly, incumbent innovation determines exploitable knowledge externalities …
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Established firms often face significant obstacles to innovation. As a solution, it has been suggested to form … monitored by their corporate sponsors, resulting in less favorable conditions for radical innovation. -- Corporate … entrepreneurship ; start-ups ; radical innovation …
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We investigate the impact of start-up rates on regional economic development. We argue that in line with Schumpeter's view this effect is mediated by a process of creative destruc-tion: Start-ups spark a process of creative destruction which in turn leads to regional eco-nomic development....
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either mayflies or longdistance runners. -- Entry and exit ; growth ; hit-and-run competition ; innovation ; dynamic panel …
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This paper is about the impact of clusters on entrepreneurship at the regional level. Defining entrepreneurship as the creation of new organisations and clusters as a geographically proximate group of interconnected firms and associated institutions in related industries, this paper aims to...
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This paper adds to the literature of external corporate venturing, especially corporate venture capitals (CVCs) and corporate accelerators (CAs) by providing an overview of the German corporate venturing market and by offering first intriguing findings based on a novel and unique hand-collected...
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After a long period of restructuring and outsourcing, companies are increasingly looking for new growth opportunities. Growth with existing products or by expansion in new markets is limited. Therefore, companies are searching for ways to expand their activities in new businesses. A frequently...
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We analyze the effect of industry, region and time on new-business survival rates by means of a multi-dimensional approach. The data relate to West German districts in the 1983-2000 period. The survival chances of start-ups tend to be relatively low in industries characterized by a high minimum...
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Does heterogeneity in the educational backgrounds of the founders matter for firm success? Are team foundations more successful than single entrepreneurs? These questions are analysed using data on academic spinoffs in Germany. Firm success is measured by employment growth. I find that team...
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Using a 50 percent sample of all establishments in the German private sector, we report that spinoffs are larger and initially employ more skilled and more experienced workers than other startups. Controlling for these and other differences, we find that spinoffs are less likely to exit than...
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