Entrepreneurial Failure; Startup Failure; New Venture Failure; Competence- based Theory of the Firm; Path theory; Case-study Research. - Despite the huge number of startups staying behind the growth and value expectations of the venture-capital investor, there is still no profound understanding and...

Wissenschaftliche Analysen zum Thema Marktaustritte von Unternehmen befassen sich aufgrund der Verfügbarkeit amtlicher Daten in vielen Fällen mit Unternehmensinsolvenzen. Die weitaus größere Gruppe von Marktaustritten besteht allerdings aus so genannten freiwilligen Schließungen.

Bei der Abwicklung schwebender Verträge in der Insolvenz gibt es ein Bewertungsproblem. Der Insolvenzverwalter hat bei der Wahl zwischen der Annahme und Ablehnung eines Vertrages Schwierigkeiten, den durch Vertragsablehnung entstehenden Schadenersatzanspruch richtig zu berücksichtigen. Es...

It is well documented that displaced workers suffer severe earnings losses, but not why this is so. One reason may be that workers are unable or unwilling to move to regions with better employment opportunities. We study this and find that job displacement increases regional mobility but,...

We study the competitive effects of five liquidations and six mergers in the domestic U.S. airline industry between 1995 and 2010. Applying fixed effects regression models we find that route exits due to liquidation lead to substantially larger price increases than mergerrelated exits. Within...

The economic deficit registered by almost all the countries in the world, the extension above expectations of the economic and financial downfall, the disruption or even collapse of some markets have compelled companies to leave their expectant position. The accrual of liabilities has become the...

This study is dedicated to an important aspect of the long-run performance of firms, namely their survival under rapidly changing conditions in a transition economy. The analysis is focused on the question of whether privatization and ownership structure have affected the likelihood of...

We present a novel theory to explain the puzzling issue regarding why certain firms in financial distress, that must renegotiate their debt prefer a formal bankruptcy procedure, which is more costly, over direct negotiations with their debtholders. Specifically, we show that claimholders’...

The recent financial and economic crisis has brought back the attention to studying the characteristics of surviving firms and those exiting the market. Among these characteristics the access to finance has received large attention, since the economic crisis decreased the availability of finance...

The article presents parallel legislation in Romania and Republic of Moldova, in the matter of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Ltd, aiming to extract similarities and differences to draw reliable conclusions regarding the advantages of setting up this type of company in the two countries.

This paper incorporates risk-based margin requirements into portfolio liquidation procedures in a novel fashion. The approach is analytic and, as a result, more efficient than conventional numerical liquidation methods. The margin requirement calculation is a self-contained inner optimization...

Can debt rescheduling decisions differ in multiple lenders’ versus a single lender loan? Do multiple lenders efficiently react to information? We show that the precision of information plays an essential role. Foreclosing by one lender is disruptive so that a lender can rationally wait for the...

In the economic context of competitive market of today and from the perspective of European integration, even big companies can get in trouble. Because their executives or managers are not able to deal with difficult issues by taking effective and timely measures, companies may not keep the...

Nowadays the need for revenues for the state budget is one of the main issues and concerns of the Romanian authorities. The Romanian legislator positive surprise the public by issuing regulations to facilitate implementation of restructuring measures such as division, merger, liquidation and...