Venture capital (VC) and growth are examined both empirically and theoretically. Empirically, VC-backed startups have higher early growth rates and initial patent quality than non-VC-backed ones. VC backing increases a startup's likelihood of reaching the right tails of the firm size and...

1 Einleitung -- 1 Einleitung -- A: Grundlagen der Integrationsgestaltung -- 2 Einordnung und begriffliche Abgrenzung -- 3 Integrationsplanung und Integrationsumsetzung -- 4 Grundlegende Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung -- 5 Forschungsansatz -- B: Erfolgsfaktoren der Integrationsgestaltung -- 6...

Recently, new game theoretic approaches have been suggested that address the emergence of inter-firm collaborative agreements (strategic alliances) that are situated between standard market transactions of unrelated companies and their integration by means of mergers and acquisitions. This...

This paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function. We distinguish between acquisitions by MNEs from technologically leading countries and those behind the technological frontier. We show that both acquire similarly R&D intensive domestic firms, but there are...