The causal relation between entrepreneurial ecosystem and productive entrepreneurship: A measurement framework

M Nicotra, M Romano, M Del Giudice… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
The paper proposes a framework for measuring and testing the causal effects of a set of
entrepreneurial ecosystems factors (eco-factors) on productive entrepreneurship (eco …

Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems

R Brown, C Mason - Small business economics, 2017 - Springer
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has quickly established itself as one of the latest
'fads' in entrepreneurship research. At face value, this kind of systemic approach to …

Factors influencing the entrepreneurial engagement of opportunity and necessity entrepreneurs

P Van der Zwan, R Thurik, I Verheul… - Eurasian Business …, 2016 - Springer
The scholarly literature often distinguishes between so-called opportunity and necessity
entrepreneurship and between “pull” and “push” motivations. Despite the pervasive use of …

To be born is not enough: the key role of innovative start-ups

A Colombelli, J Krafft, M Vivarelli - Small Business Economics, 2016 - Springer
This paper investigates the reasons why entry per se is not necessarily good and the
evidence showing that innovative start-ups survive longer than their non-innovative …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of institutional and financial resources for export performance associated with technological innovation

L Wu, Y Wei, C Wang, F McDonald, X Han - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study adopts a resource contingency perspective to examine the impact of
technological innovation on export performance of manufacturing firms. In view of …

Innovation, industry and firm age: are there new knowledge production functions?

G Pellegrino, M Piva - Eurasian Business Review, 2020 - Springer
In this paper we investigate how the knowledge production function is at work in different
industrial sectors comparing mature and young companies in Italy. We estimate a two-step …

The lasting effects of innovation on firm profitability: panel evidence from a transitional economy

AN Mai, H Van Vu, BX Bui, TQ Tran - Economic research-Ekonomska …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This study is the first to study the lasting effects of innovation on firm profitability in
Vietnam. Using a unique panel dataset for the period 2005–2015, our results show that …

Complementarity of R&D and productivity in SME export behavior

M Falk, FF de Lemos - Journal of Business Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the link between export behavior, labor productivity and R&D
activities in 17,168 small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in Austria, during the period 1995 …

Disentangling the effects of business groups in the innovation-export relationship

L Wu, Y Wei, C Wang - Research Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examines the role of business groups (BGs) in the relationship between
innovation and exports. In the light of the divergent theoretical predictions on the role of BGs …

Is innovation strategy a catalyst to solve social problems? The impact of R&D and non-R&D innovation strategies on the performance of social innovation-oriented …

X Lu, J Wang - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2024 - Elsevier
Innovation is essential for enterprises to discover new avenues and achieve sustainable
development. The importance of research and development (R&D) and non-R&D innovation …