While patents are a valuable resource ensuring the competitive advantage of firms, there is limited evidence on the role of patents in the survival and exit strategies of new firms. To fill …
This study explores how start-up firms raise funds at founding. Using a data set of firms founded in the manufacturing, and information and communications technology sectors of …
Y Honjo, M Kato - International Small Business Journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores whether new firms managed by founder-chief executive officers (CEOs) are more likely to survive than those managed by successor-CEOs in times of crisis …
Y Honjo, H Nakamura - Japan and the World Economy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study explores the link between entrepreneurship and informal investment. Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data, we examine what types of individuals invest in new …
Y Honjo - Review of Managerial Science, 2021 - Springer
We examine the factors affecting the time to initial public offering (IPO), using a sample of more than 10,000 start-up firms in Japan. We provide evidence that start-up firms engaging …
GD Costanzo, M Succurro, F Trivieri - Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2023 - Springer
With Italian data, this paper investigates the role of institutional banking diversity on firms' exit. Using the Gini–Simpson index, a measure of biodiversity drawn from ecological …
A Pisoni, E Aversa, A Onetti - International Journal of …, 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Failure is a crucial event that can occur at any time during the entrepreneurial/start-up process. Understanding what influences the failure or survival of new ventures is …
Numerous technology start-ups end up shutting down their operations. The present study aims to answer the following research questions: can entrepreneurs who closed their …
Y Honjo, Y Iwaki, M Kato - Small Business Economics, 2024 - Springer
This study explores the impact of initial debt financing on the survival of start-up firms by identifying three types of exit routes: bankruptcy, voluntary liquidation, and merger. Using a …