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The entrepreneur's mode of entry : business takeover or new venture start?

Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2006

managerial experience, new venture start-up capital requirements and risk promote the takeover mode. Entrepreneurs whose parents …

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Work experience from paid employment and the path to entrepreneurship : business takeover versus new venture start-up

Xi, Guoqian; Block, Jörn; Lasch, Frank C.; Robert, Frank; … - 2016

entrepreneurship. We distinguish between two distinct entrepreneurship entry modes: business takeover and new venture start-up. Using a … large and rich French data set, we find that small firm experience increases the likelihood for business takeover, whereas …

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Promoting the financing of SMEs and start-ups in Korea

Jones, Randall Sidney; Kim, Myungkyoo - 2014

The Korean government has made fostering a “creative economy” a top priority. The goal is to shift Korea's economic paradigm to one based on innovation in which new start-ups and venture businesses play a key role. However, the venture capital market is still at an early stage of...

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Fostering a creative economy to drive Korean growth

Jones, Randall Sidney; Kim, Myungkyoo - 2014

A creative economy requires innovation-friendly conditions. Korea’s innovation system should be improved by upgrading universities and expanding their role in business R&D, while increasing international collaboration in R&D from its current low level. The returns from Korea’s large...

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Business Takeover or New Venture? Individual and Environmental Determinants from a Cross-Country Study

Block, Jörn - 2014

. Using a large international dataset, this study reports considerable differences in takeover preferences across 33 countries …

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The Role of Due Diligence in Crowdfunding Platforms

Cumming, Douglas J. - 2019

Crowdfunding platform due diligence comprises background checks, site visits, credit checks, cross-checks, account monitoring, and third party proof on funding projects. We evaluate the factors associated with platforms' compliance expenses, and their due diligence application. We find that due...

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How Does Firm Survival Differ between Business Takeovers and New Venture Start-Ups?

Xi, Guoqian - 2017

Focusing on entrepreneurship entry modes, we investigate two research questions regarding firm survival: how does the survival probability differ between business takeovers and new venture start-ups? And how do the determinants of survival differ between the two entry modes? Using a large French...

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Mode of Entry into Hybrid Entrepreneurship : New Venture Start-Up Versus Business Takeover

Xi, Guoqian - 2017

entrepreneurship. Little is known about the entry modes (new venture start-up vs. business takeover) of hybrid entrepreneurs. Our study … female, having worker experience, and having received social benefits are linked to business takeover. With these results … takeover, which is of high interest, given the growing number of businesses seeking outside successors …

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Startup Acquisitions, Error Costs, and Antitrust Policy

Bryan, Kevin - 2019

Startup acquisitions by dominant incumbents, especially in high-tech, have recently attracted significant attention. Many researchers and practitioners worry about harms to competition or innovation. However, there has been very little antitrust enforcement in this area. This is emblematic of a...

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Antitrust Limits on Startup Acquisitions

Bryan, Kevin - 2020

Should there be limits on startup acquisitions by dominant firms? Efficiency requires that startups sell their technology to the right incumbents, that they develop the right technology, and that they invest the right amount in R&D. In a model of differentiated oligopoly, we show distortions...

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