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Who Starts with Open Source? Institutional Choice of Start-Ups in the German ICT Sector
Fritsch, Michael; Engelhardt, Sebastian von - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511326
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The Effect of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture on Economic Development - Evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2014
We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid-1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764861
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The Effect of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture on Economic Development - Evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid- 1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884466
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Does persistence in start-up activity reflect persistence in social capital?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A potential mechanism underlying this pronounced persistence is that high levels of start-up activity lead to the emergence of a regional culture and a supporting environment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348206
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Who starts with open source? Institutional choice of start-ups in the German ICT sector
Fritsch, Michael; von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 2010
We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286478
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Self-employment and well-being across institutional contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
-friendly institutions in a country are conducive to the well-being of self-employed. Remarkably, the quality of entrepreneurial institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985500
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Types of Institutions and Well-Being of Self-Employed and Paid Employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059066
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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship- facilitating entry … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012109747
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Persistence of regional entrepreneurship: Causes, effects, and directions for future research
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2017
This paper reviews the empirical evidence of persistent levels of regional self-employment and new business formation and the effect this persistence has on development. It is argued that a regional culture of entrepreneurship plays an important role in explaining persistence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663362
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The effect of regional entrepreneurship culture on economic development: Evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2014
We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid- 1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369318