account firm heterogeneity. We find support for the prediction that competition has a negative effect on innovation … important channels for domestic firm innovation. We do not find support for the inverted U effect of competition on innovation …. There is partial support for the hypothesis that firms in a more pro-business environment invest more in innovation and are …

This dissertation develops and tests a theory of how technology entrepreneurs shape their business opportunity and the …’s internal and external environment. This dissertation contributes to the entrepreneurship and innovation literatures by …

strategy across Europe and the rest of the world. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania adopted flat tax systems in 1994 and 1995 … growth, shocking the world as they emerged as “Baltic Tigers” at the turn of the century. Russia adopted a flat tax regime in …

planning and implementation. The World Bank heralds both countries as prime examples of how market-friendly capitalist systems … Tunisia one of 5.1%. To put that in perspective, the World as-a-whole has grown at 2.0% per year and the United States at 1 … underlying causes of this consistently well above average growth in answering several key questions: What policies did the World …

mode, HR creates competitive advantage by creating cultures of creativity and innovation, by facilitating mergers and …

&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …

research and development activities. The hypotheses are based on the internalization and evolutionary theory perspectives. I …