Novel early stage ideas face uncertainty on the expertise needed to elaborate them, which creates a need to circulate … them widely to find a match. Yet as information is not excludable, shared ideas may be stolen, reducing incentives to … innovative environment involves a symbiotic interaction: firms incubate ideas and allow employees to leave if they cannot find an …

environment that allows ideas to cross firm boundaries enhances the rate of innovation and creates a symbiotic relationship …We describe new ideas as incomplete concepts for which the innovator needs feedback from agents with complementary … skills. Once shared, ideas may be stolen. We compare how different contractual environments support invention and …

even developed in both firms and markets. -- Ideas ; Innovation ; Entrepreneurship ; Firm Organization ; Start-Ups …Novel early stage ideas face uncertainty on the expertise needed to elaborate them, which creates a need to circulate … them widely to find a match. Yet as information is not excludable, shared ideas may be stolen, reducing incentives to …

Novel early stage ideas face uncertainty on the expertise needed to elaborate them, which creates a need to circulate … them widely to find a match. Yet as information is not excludable, shared ideas may be stolen, reducing incentives to … innovative environment involves a symbiotic interaction: firms incubate ideas and allow employees to leave if they cannot find an …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm … innovation for sale, relative to innovation for entry. …

the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm … innovation for sale, relative to innovation for entry. …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …