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Institutional reform for innovation and entrepreneurship: An agenda for Europe
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2017
) informal institutions. Overall, the proposed institutional changes move in a liberalizing direction; however, one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917026
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The global entrepreneurship index (GEINDEX)
Ács, Zoltán J.; Szerb, László - 2009
. Implications for public policy suggest that institutions need to be strengthened before entrepreneurial resource can be deployed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266685
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Institutions, networks and entrepreneurship development in Russia: an exploration
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul - 2006
In this paper we explore the ways in which institutions and networks influence entrepreneurial development in Russia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267935
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Which institutions encourage entrepreneurs to create larger firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2011
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types of entrepreneurship across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generates hypotheses about the negative impact of higher levels of corruption, weaker property rights and especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274639
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Zwei Kapitel aus der Frühgeschichte der Münchener Rückversicherung [Two Chapters on early history of the Munich Reinsurance Company: The Foundation/ The San Francisco Earthquake]...
Spree, Reinhard - 2010
The Munich Re was founded in 1880 and is from the very start till this day one of the leading insurance companies in the world. Despite its long and successfull existance the company’s history has not been reported yet in a way that fulfilled scientific criteria. This paper can be seen as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427564
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Entrepreneurship and Second-best Institutions: Going Beyond Baumol’s Typology
Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus - 2008
institutions. We present an alternative way of generalizing the notion of entrepreneurship and show how and why it encompasses the … of institutions constitutes an important set of entrepreneurial profit opportunities. An implication of this is that … entrepreneurial efforts to reform or offset inefficient institutions can in some cases be welfare-improving. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320273
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Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Henrekson, Magnus; Stenkula, Mikael - 2009
Public policy is currently shifting from SME policy towards entrepreneurship policy, which supports entrepreneurship without directing attention to quantitative goals and specific firms or employment groups. The institutional framework set by public policy affects the prevalence and performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320341
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Measuring the business environment for entrepreneurship in fragile states
Guglielmetti, Chiara - 2010
This paper aims towards better understanding the role of entrepreneurship in fragile states, which despite the practical interest and relevance has been somewhat disregarded in academic research. Given the necessity to support policy formulation with appropriate and relevant measurement of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280212
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Who starts with open source? Institutional choice of start-ups in the German ICT sector
Fritsch, Michael; von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 2010
We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286478
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Two chapters on early history of the munich reinsurance company : the foundation/ the San Francisco earthquake
Spree, Reinhard - 2010
The Munich Re was founded in 1880 and is from the very start till this day one of the leading insurance companies in the world. Despite its long and successfull existance the company’s history has not been reported yet in a way that fulfilled scientific criteria. This paper can be seen as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952095