non-MNEs, and purely domestic firms before foreign takeover. The results, controlling for possible endogeneity of the … horizontal or vertical. We also find robust positive employment growth effects only for exporters, and only if the takeover is …

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 …

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. …

post-entry performance of newborn firms. …

Business training programs are a popular policy option to try to improve the performance of enterprises around the …

affect firm performance. Finally, we show that the positive effect of Chinese aid is stronger for firms lacking transport … infrastructure (and with better electricity provision), suggesting that aid may improve firm performance by releasing their …

learning and towards output. Learning has complex interactions with performance measurement. A higher rate of learning tends to …According to psychologists and neuroscientists, a key source of intrinsic motivation is learning. An economic model of … this is presented. Learning may make work less onerous, or the employee may value it in and of itself. Multitasking …