We examined the relationship between firm births and job creation in Great Britain. We used a new data set for 60 British regions, covering the whole of Great Britain, between 1980 and 1998. The relationship between new firm start-ups and employment growth has previously been examined either...

In this paper we contribute to the set of studies that focus on explanations of regional differences in entrepreneurship by taking into account the entrepreneurial processes at the individual level. We investigate entrepreneurial attitudes and entrepreneurial activity in three contrasting labour...

Studie naar de effecten van R&D (Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk) bij bedrijven. De belangrijkste conclusie is dat de R&D niet alleen bij grote bedrijven iets oplevert, maar ook bij de kleine bedrijven. Het blijkt dat R&D bij grote én kleine bedrijven bijdraagt aan de productiviteit. Het onderzoek...

Two approaches can be distinguished with respect to modelling entrepreneurship: (i) the approach focusing on the net development of the number of entrepreneurs in an equilibrium framework and (ii) the approach focusing on the entries and exits of entrepreneurs. In this paper we unify these...

This paper aims at explaining cross-country variation in nascent entrepreneurship. Regression analysis is applied using various explanatory variables derived from three different approaches. We make use of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor database, including nascent entrepreneurship rates for...

Developments in firm size and its distribution have always been one of the main issues in economic research. Due to several trends in the economic structure some authors expected a shift from large to small firms (for example Audretsch and Thurik 2000). In the underlying thesis I will...

Dit rapport geeft inzicht in de rol die familiebedrijven spelen in het midden- en kleinbedrijf in Nederland. Er worden definities gegeven van familiebedrijven en er wordt een vergelijking gemaakt tussen familiebedrijven en niet-familiebedrijven.

New firms create new jobs. Many studies have shown that SMEs do play an important role in job creation. Others state that this role is overestimated due to the high job destruction rate among SMEs. Still, the net effect of new firms on employment creation can remain positive, especially when a...

In this report, we study competition from a cognitive psychology, marketing and strategic management perspective and hope to contribute to the notion of competition and competitive processes. In addition, we propose a new method to measure competition that is based on these more psychological...

Onderzoek naar bedrijfsopheffingen in Europese landen, in het bijzonder Nederland, en de Verenigde Staten. De algemene aanname dat de faillissementen licht procyclisch zijn, wordt ondersteund door een tijdreeksanalyse tussen 1980 en 1995. Verder blijken zeer kleine bedrijven (tot en met 9...