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Drawing on Social network theory, this article argues for enhancing effects of social capital of entrepreneurs on investment selection decisions of venture capitalists (to invest versus not to invest), and main effects of social capital on investment process decisions such as venture valuation,...
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Many national, regional or local policies have been developed to support entrepreneurship both generally and in … entrepreneurship are considered, as: a function in the economy (with a three-stage model); a new business start-up; an owner-manager of … implications for policies to promote entrepreneurship. These policies include: predominantly macro-level policies such as economic …
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Van Stel A. J. and Storey D. J. (2004) The link between firm births and job creation: is there a Upas Tree effect?, Regional Studies38, 893-909. This paper examines the relationship between firm births and job creation in Great Britain. It uses a new data set for 60 British regions, covering the...
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N IJKAMP P. (2003) Entrepreneurship in a modern network economy, Reg. Studies 37 , 395-405. In this survey paper the … literature on entrepreneurship is summarized from the perspective of geographical seedbed conditions and network constellations …. We argue that in many cases urban areas offer favourable incubator conditions for innovative entrepreneurship, as a …
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We study how complementarities and intellectual property rights affect the management of knowledge workers. The main results relay when a firm will wish to sue workers that leave with innovative ideas, and the effects of complementary assets on wages and on worker initiative. We argue that firms...
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entrepreneurship to allow for the possibility that entrepreneurial talents may be acquired by watching other entrepreneurs in action …
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This Paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition; self-employed Turks in Germany represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs in the...
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entrepreneurship as a mechanism that reduces the knowledge filter. A cross-country regression analysis over the period 1981 … entrepreneurship may be an important new approach to promoting economic growth. …
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capital-backed entrepreneurship. We also argue that dividend and capital gains taxes on mature firms have important …
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Using a dataset of the firms listed on the Neuer Markt in Germany, this Paper demonstrates that venture backed firms differ from firms with other financial resources, especially debt. Thus, the results of this study provide evidence for the hypothesis that small and innovative firms are more...
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