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What Turns Knowledge into Innovative Products? The Role of Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers

Block, Joern H.; Thurik, Roy; Zhou, Zhou, H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation …-to-the-market innovation but has no effect on the relationship between knowledge and new-to-the-firm innovation. Our results using European … chances that knowledge will become new-to-the-market innovation. The findings highlight the importance of Schumpeterian …

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The Locus of Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Firms: The Importance of Social Capital and Networking in Innovative Entrepreneurship

Hulsink, Hulsink, W.; Elfring, Elfring, T.; Stam, Stam, W. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008

Social networks matter in the innovation processes of young and small firms, since ‘innovation does not exist in a … vacuum (Van De Ven, 1986: 601).’ The contacts a firm has could both generate advantages for further innovation and growth … to either the internal sources or the external contacts to trigger innovation. And when a conclusive study has been …

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Commitment or Control? Human Resource Management Practices in Female and Male-Led Businesses

Verheul, Ingrid - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

This paper investigates the commitment-orientation of HRM practices in female- and male-led firms. A distinction is made between emphasizing commitment or control in the design of HRM practices. To test for gender differences use is made of a sample of 555 Dutch firms. Contrary to what is...

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Stages Of Discovery And Entrepreneurship

Nooteboom, Bart - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

In an attempt at a systematic theory of entrepreneurship, this paper connects various literatures, from economics and business. In economics, there are many notions of entrepreneurship, some of which seem to contradict each other. For example, there are notions of entrepreneurship as an...

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A STUDY ON INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE BASED BUSINESS INCUBATORS

BASU, RANA; BISWAS, DHRUBES - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 21 (2013) 02, pp. 199-225

The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore the various range of business incubation services being provided to the nascent entrepreneurs which is based on comprehensive compilation and subsequent analysis of literature followed by case based approach in context to Indian higher...

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Entrepreneurial Innovation and Policy Implications in the United Arab Emirates

Erogul, Murat Sakir; Horne, Constance Van - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 02, pp. 185-208

The paper provides an overview of entrepreneurial innovation and aspiration in the United Arab Emirates to help policy … and innovation through research and development. The findings indicate that firstly, business activity in the UAE among … services. Secondly, UAE businesses in general are skilled at technology adoption, but not technology innovation. Thirdly, it …

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CONTINUOUS INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH COMPANIES: EXPLORING THE AMBIDEXTROUS STRATEGY

KOLLMANN, TOBIAS; KUCKERTZ, ANDREAS; STÖCKMANN, CHRISTOPH - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 17 (2009) 03, pp. 297-322

This paper applies ambidextrous management to entrepreneurial growth companies. Ambidexterity aims at overcoming organizational inertia that threatens organizational survival. The concept is typically applied to established corporations in order to cure existing inertia. However, ambidextrous...

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THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

FILLIS, IAN; RENTSCHLER, RUTH - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 18 (2010) 01, pp. 49-81

behaviour. Other relevant areas of discussion include creativity's link with motivation, actualisation and innovation, as well …

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INTEGRATING THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS: AN APPLIED LEARNING MODEL

GILBERT, DAVID - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 18 (2010) 01, pp. 83-106

This paper reports on an innovative pilot project embedded in a capstone unit of Australia's leading undergraduate degree program in Entrepreneurship. The project was developed as part of an industry linkage pilot agreement between the Entrepreneurship program and one of the 'Big Four'...

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I Can’t Get No Satisfaction - Necessity Entrepreneurship and Procedural Utility

Block, Joern H.; Koellinger, Philipp - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008

We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their start-up satisfaction. Our results identify a group of nascent entrepreneurs that “cannot get satisfaction” with their start-up because they did not choose to become...

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