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In this article, we propose a method to evaluate enterprise creation projects based on the study of profiles of entrepreneurs and project teams, as well as external factors. This method is based on the theories of human capital and social capital, notabl
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The aim of this paper is to understand and analyze the evolutions of the spin-off process in French large companies based on its practice in ten of them. Through this work, we propose a first modelling of this practice. Spin-off is for us a multiform phenomenon which relates to three types of...
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management of entrepreneurship lies in increasing labor income entrepreneurs. The efficient ways are directed towards: skills …
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Cultural differences between the business community and the academia, the two major spheres of modern public life, are under scrutiny in this paper. In particular, specifics of their transformations under conditions of knowledge economy are addressed. A number of expert focused interviews have...
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methodologies, this study identifies six basic narrative types (founding, visionary, marketing, strategy, historical, and …
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Entry of new firms, both in the form of entrepreneurs and corporations, fosters competition and productivity. The entry of firms and productivity have both been low in the Spanish economy over recent years. This paper analyses the determinants of entry focusing on the role of the design and...
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In the large literature on firm performance, economists have given little attention to entrepreneurs. We use deaths of more than 500 entrepreneurs as a source of exogenous variation, and ask whether this variation can explain shifts in firm performance. Using longitudinal data, we find large and...
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Promoting entrepreneurship in Europe has been a core objective of the European Union ever since the Lisbon European …. The European Commission began the debate by publishing, at the start of 2003, a Green Paper on „Entrepreneurship in Europe …”. This study presents some considerations on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship development stage in …
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opportunities in the wage/salary sector leaving the net effect on entrepreneurship ambiguous. The most up-to-date microdata … entrepreneurship at the individual level to shed light on this question. Regression estimates indicate that local labor market … conditions are a major determinant of entrepreneurship. Higher local unemployment rates are found to increase the probability …
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Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that...
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