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role of business angels, activate the merger-andacquisition market and foster entrepreneurship. A creative economy also …
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-and-acquisition market and foster entrepreneurship. A creative economy also depends on making SMEs, which account for 87% of employment, more …
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between an entrepreneur's experience and education and his/her reliance on alternative sources of knowledge for exploring new business opportunities. The extant literature that is at the crossroads between sources of knowledge and the...
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entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies …
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Intellectual property protection mechanisms (IPPMs) are critical to fostering innovation and their relevance has grown enormously with the increased trade in goods and services involving intellectual property. Scholars have investigated what factors facilitate or hinder the use of such IP...
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Based on an extensive review of the academic and policy literature, this paper focuses on the role of managerial skills, workforce skills and business linkages in enhancing SME productivity. The paper is structured as follows. First, it presents estimates on productivity gaps by firm size to...
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Despite Greece’s long history as a trading nation, the country is failing to live up to its export potential. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could significantly contribute to strengthening Greece’s export performance, thereby helping to jump-start economic growth and job creation...
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Strong and adequate skills are essential to support workers’ productivity and to ensure robust employment outcomes. Developing workers’ skills would also increase their personal satisfaction and wages, contributing in making growth more inclusive. The Netherlands performs well in terms of...
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This policy brief examines the phenomenon of home-based entrepreneurship. It provides information on the types of …-based businesses. This policy brief is part of a series of reports produced by the OECD on inclusive entrepreneurship. The series … includes policy briefs on women’s entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship, access to business start …
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This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into … entrepreneurship. The series includes policy briefs on women’s entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship …, access to business start-up finance for inclusive entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship among people with disabilities, as a …
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