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Approaching the agora : determinants of scientists´ intentions to purse academic entrepreneurship
Göthner, Maximilian; Obschonka, Martin; Silbereisen, … - 2009
scientists’ sense of identification with these peers. A mediation analysis further indicates that gender-related differences in … behavior ; Gender …
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Factors facilitating the inventing academics' transition from nascent entrepreneurs to business owners
Faria, João Ricardo; Goel, Rajeev K.; … - 2021
Considering the sequential nature of nascent entrepreneurship and business ownership, this paper examines the propensities of academic entrepreneurs to be business owners. A theoretical model sets up the empirical analysis based on survey data from a large German public research institute....
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Der Einfluss institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen auf die Gründungsneigung von Wissenschaftlern an deutschen Hochschulen
Bijedić, Teita; Maaß, Frank; Schröder, Christian; … - 2015
Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler an Hochschulen verfügen über ein hohes Maß an innovativem Wissen, das die …
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Collaborative innovation blocs and mission-oriented innovation policy: an ecosystem perspective
Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2021
Among contemporary economists, Mariana Mazzucato stands out for her emphasis on the importance of innovation to solve pressing challenges and achieve a greater quality of life. However, the type of mission-oriented innovation policies she promotes usually rely on an overly mechanical view of...
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The rise and fall of German innovation
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2021
In this paper, we describe the historical co-evolution of innovation and economic growth in Germany since 1871. The country's rise as an industrial power in the late 19th century, through its innovation and entrepreneurial performance, is contrasted with the post-World War II period. This latter...
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Technological innovation and inclusive growth in Germany
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2017
Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth. Fearing that this declining impact would undermine...
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The academic entrepreneur : myth or reality for increased regional growth in Europe?
Erdős, Katalin; Varga, Attila - 2010
Knowledge flows from universities to the regional economy can take different forms ranging from formal research collaborations to consultancy and informal personal connections. One of the knowledge communication channels drawing substantial interest of both researchers and regional policy makers...
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The gender gap in entrepreneurship : not just a matter of personality
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2014
Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk … aversion among women explains a large share of the entrepreneurial gender gap. We also find an education effect contributing to …
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Do women have a less entrepreneurial personality?
Bengtsson, Ola; Sanandaji, Tino; Johannesson, Magnus - 2012
entrepreneurs. We use detailed survey data from Sweden to study to what extent this gender gap can be explained by gender … entrepreneurs have markedly different psyche than others (8 out of 14 traits differ). However gender differences in traits do not … reduce women's likelihood of being an entrepreneur in a one-sided way. We find that, in aggregate, gender differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009737923
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Support for public research spin-offs by the parent organizations and the speed of commercialization
Slavtchev, Viktor; Göktepe-Hultén, Devrim - 2015
We empirically analyze whether support by the parent organization in the early (nascent and seed) stage speeds up the process of commercialization and helps spin-offs from public research organizations generate first revenues sooner. To identify the impact of support by the parent organization,...
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