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The Impact Of Entrepreneurship Capital On Spanish’S Labor Productivity And Economic Growth, Phd(C) José Luis Massón Guerra

José Luis Massón Guerra, PhD

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la relación que existe entre el capital empresarial y la productividad laboral (renta per cápita) en España. Para tal efecto, se utilizará el modelo de impactos del capital empresarial de Audretsch y Keilbach (2004a), que explica las variaciones de la renta per cápita, a partir de la propensión sectorial para crear nuevas empresas. Esta propensión es una medida del capital empresarial que se incorpora en una función de producción Cobb–Douglas (1928) con datos de panel de 75 sectores en un período de seis años, de la misma manera que los factores capital físico, …

The Impact Of Uncertainty Intellectual Property Rights On The Market For Ideas: Evidence From Patent Grant Delays, Joshua S. Gans, David H. Hsu, Scott Stern

Joshua S Gans

This paper considers the impact of the intellectual property (IP) system on the timing of cooperation/licensing by start-up technology entrepreneurs. If the market for technology licenses is efficient, the timing of licensing is independent of whether the patent has already been granted, and productive efficiency considerations will determine license timing (which likely will be as early as possible after invention). In contrast, the need for disclosure of unprotected knowledge on the part of the inventor, asymmetric information between the licensor and potential licensees, or search costs may retard efficient technology transfer. In these cases, reductions in uncertainty surrounding the scope …

Southeast Asian Culture, Human Development, And Business, Patrick Murphy, H. Lavan

Patrick J. Murphy

Competition and entrepreneurship are driving forces in the development of economic systems. They create jobs, new opportunities to generate value, and lead to the fulfillment of personal career and life goals. As such, it is important to understand the basic economic and cultural factors that influence these activities in developing economies. We undertook a series of analyses in an examination of a heterogeneous sample of economic zones in Southeast Asia. Results illustrate relations between national culture, human development, and business and growth competitiveness. Implications hold that human development and power distance are enablers of entrepreneurial activities in these cultural and …

Perceptions Of Tenure Requirements & Research Records Of Entrepreneurship Faculty Earning Tenure: 1964-2002, Todd A. Finkle, Phil E. Stetz, Michael Mallin

Todd A Finkle

Trends In The Market For Entrepreneurship Faculty From 1989-2005, Todd A. Finkle

Todd A Finkle