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Entrepreneurial choices of initial human capital endowments and new venture success

Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van; Folta, Timothy B.; … - 2016

The founder (team)ś human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founderś choice of the initial...

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Entrepreneurial choices of initial human capital endowments and new venture success

Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van; Folta, Timothy B.; … - 2016

The founder (team)'s human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founder's choice of the initial...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458941

University research alliances, absorptive capacity, and the contribution of startups to employment growths

Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2014

This paper examines how university research alliances and other cooperative links with universities contribute to startup employment growth. We argue that “scientific absorptive capacity” at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits from university research alliances, but not...

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The adoption of non-rival inputs and firm scope

Jiang, Xian; Rubinton, Hannah - 2024

Custom software is distinct from other types of capital in that it is non-rival—once a firm makes an investment in custom software, it can be used simultaneously across its many establishments. Using confidential US Census data, we document that while firms with more establishments are more...

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The interplay of human and social capital in shaping entrepreneurial performance : the case of Vietnam

Santarelli, Enrico; Hien Thu Tran - 2012

This study investigates the effects of human capital, social capital and their interaction on the performance of 1,398 Vietnamese new-born firms. Operating profit is used as the measure of success. Human capital is captured by individual-level professional education, start-up experience, and...

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Employment growth in newly established firms : is there evidence for academic entrepreneur's human capital depreciation?

Müller, Kathrin - 2009

Human capital is known to be one of the most important predictors of a person's earnings. With regard to entrepreneurial success, founders' human capital is an important determinant of firm's employment growth as well. This paper investigates if the depreciation of a founder's academic knowledge...

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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in India : sources and challenges

Singh, Charan; Wasdani, Kishinchand Poornima - 2016

Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and government organizations. The key objective of the study was to identify various challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during...

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Enhancing SME productivity : policy highlights on the role of managerial skills, workforce skills and business linkages

Marchese, Marco; Giuliani, Elisa; Salazar-Elena, Juan Carlos - 2019

, workforce skills and business linkages in enhancing SME productivity. The paper is structured as follows. First, it presents … the main firm-level drivers of SME productivity, i.e. factors internal to the firm that directly affect SME performance … SME productivity, on the one hand, and managerial skills, workforce skills and business linkages, on the other, which has …

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Determinants of export performance of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic

Karymshakov, Kamalbek - 2020

Increased participation in global value chains is firmly related to the engagement of local producers in international markets through increasing sales in these markets. This study aims to examine factors affecting export performance of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic. Empirical estimations based on...

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Does managerial personality matter? : evidence from firms in Viet Nam

Sharma, Smriti; Tarp, Finn - 2018

Using novel data from micro, small, and medium firms in Viet Nam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers - risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness - and firm-level decisions. We extend the analysis beyond standard metrics of firm...

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