The importance and contribution of new technology-based Firms (NTBFs) to long term economic development is at the center of a controversial debate. This paper provides an overview of the current status of research on various issues concerning NTBFs in Germany. The issues covered include the...

Unternehmensgründungen in technologieorientierten Sektoren leisten einen bedeutsamen Beitrag zur Umsetzung technologischer Innovationen in neue Produkte und Verfahren. Sie tragen somit zum technologischen Wandel bei und stärken die technologische Leistungsfähigkeit einer Volkswirtschaft. Da...

The Importance and Contribution of new technology-based Firms (NTBFs) to long term economic development is at the center of a controversial debate. This paper provides an overview of the current status of research on various issues concerning NTBFs in Germany. The issues covered include the...

To facilitate the transformation of the German economy from the traditional manufacturing industries towards emerging new technologies, a new segment of the Frankfurt exchange was introduced in 1997 - Der Neue Markt. This study provides evidence that not only did many new firms obtain funding...