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We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …
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We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231657
We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034374
We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014149710
between technically trained founders and employees who have business skills. This suggests that the innovation potential of …We investigate the extent to which complementarities between technical and business skills of founders and employees … complementarities between technical and business skills within the group of founders, but that there are significant complementarities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011558130
between technically trained founders and employees who have business skills. This suggests that the innovation potential of …We investigate the extent to which complementarities between technical and business skills of founders and employees … complementarities between technical and business skills within the group of founders, but that there are significant complementarities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012935231
growth and convergence of an economy towards the world technology frontier. -- Growth ; skills ; innovation ; selection …We develop an endogenous growth model which is focussed on entrepreneurial skills and their impact on growth and … respects. Entrepreneurs in our model dispose of two different skills (technological and systemic skills) and we are able to …
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businesses in this respect. -- agglomeration ; balanced skills ; entrepreneurship ; thick markets ; urban diversity … happens to "jack-of-few-trades" who lack sufficient skills? This paper investigates a possible compensation mechanism between … balanced skills and cities, and how this compensatory measure relates to performance. Specifically, we test and find support …
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entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied skills of individuals. This data set allows us to construct an indicator that … of different business sizes and entrepreneurs. Finally, the estimated returns to balanced skills are largest for … balancing skills at lower skill levels and income, indicating that both dimensions - skill level and skill scope - are relevant …
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the impacts both of risk aversion and balanced skills on the likelihood individuals choose entrepreneurship. Data on Dutch …-averse people might be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior research has generated mixed evidence … about the effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship …
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