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The Evolution of Clusters and Competitiveness Poles in Romania and the Chances of Succcess of This Process
Nicoleta, Asalos; Andreea, Trandafir Raluca - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XIII (2013) 1, pp. 405-409
, resources and skills. In this context, the clusters represent the ingredient for success because it offers a combination of … between the leading actors of innovation. Clusters’ formation and their development are currently seen as the primordial … pillars of the local development. The paper proposes to present a brief image about the process of creation clusters and …
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U.S. Venture Capital Meets Clean-Technology
Shachmurove, Emanuel; Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2009
Public concern over global climate change, resource depletion, and environmental degradation has amplified over the last several years, leading to increased demand for environmentally friendly products. Additionally, the price of Clean-Technology products has fallen. This paper examines venture...
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The Strategic Development of the Manchester United Football Club
ROSCA, Vlad - In: Economia. Seria Management 13 (2010) 2, pp. 478-484
The entry in an informational society which is developing day by day has increased the importance of economics on the professional sports market. The ways of economy and sport have aways met, but they were never so interdependent as in our days. In order to resist on the market, but especially...
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The Influence of Functional and Relational Proximities on Business Angel Investments
Herrmann, Johannes; Hjertström, Alexander; … - Ratioinstitutet - 2015
Business angels are a vital source of capital for innovative startup firms. However, even of those startups that have the potential to fulfill angel investors’ expected return on investment, most are rejected during the angel’s investment decision process. Information asymmetry, risk and...
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The phased approach to time value of money in economic analysis of investment projects
Daskovskiy, Vadim; Kiselyov, Vladimir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Method discounting cash flow (DCF) is analyzed in the article. Article is demonstrating complete economic insolvency DCF. The fallacy of discounting method causes serious distortion of the results. It’s wide usage entails negative consequences not only for the concrete investor, but also for...
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Assessment of investment projects on the basis of production efficiency
Daskovskiy, Vadim; Kiselyov, Vladimir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Methodologically, the recommended investment project (IP) selection system is distinguished from one in force by: new conception allowing for time factor; evaluating IP efficiency by eventual reproduction results, not by intermediate investment activity results (included is a generalized...
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Time as Absolute Factor of Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency
Dumitrascu, Roxana Arabela; Dumitrascu, Vadim - In: Knowledge Horizons - Economics 5 (2013) Special 1, pp. 74-77
To generate new knowledge as output of the business processes represents the basis of the most substantial competitive advantages. This transforms the speed of the business processes in the key factor of competitiveness. Time becomes the absolute criterion in the delimitation of the competitive...
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First-Round Entrepreneurial Investments: Where, When and Why?
Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2011
This paper examines the where, when and why of first round entrepreneurial investment activity in the United States from the first quarter of 1995 until the second quarter of 2010. The paper analyzes these venture capital investments taking into consideration the role of macroeconomic variables,...
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Location, Location, Location: Entrepreneurial Finance Meets Economic Geography
Shachmurove, Emanuel; Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2010
Economic Geography maintains that economic activities are not randomly distributed across space. This paper examines the impact of industrial and regional characteristics on venture capital activities in the United States from 1995 until 2009. The unique database allows for stratifications into...
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Constraints to SMEs: A Rotated Factor Analysis Approach.
Syed Manzur, Quader; Md.Nayeem, Abdullah - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
There is little doubt that SMEs plays a vital role in development of an underdeveloped economy, but still this sector is facing multifarious problems relating to raw materials, power, land, marketing, transport, technical facilities, and finance etc and due to these constraints it is getting...
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