@article {659, title = {How Do the Regions of the European Union Perform in the Sustainable Management of Municipal Waste? An Analysis of the Performance and Convergence of European Union Regions}, journal = {Trash or Treasure}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-55131-4_12}, author = {Chioatto, E. and Fedele, A. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/107739:y:2023:i:1:p:129-152, title = {How Does the Localization of Innovative Start-ups Near the Universities Influence Their Performance?}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}industria}, number = {1}, year = {2023}, pages = {129-152}, abstract = {According to the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (kste), knowledge spillover tends to occur only within limited geographic areas, embedding economic activity based on this knowledge within the local context. The choice of localization of innovative start-ups near the public research centre (pri) as university from which the knowledge spillover comes could have an impact on their performance. The paper has the aim to demonstrate if the innovative start-ups that are localized near the pri show better performance in terms of profitability and sales. In the empirical analysis, we consider Italian start-ups born within 2012-2015 and their performance during the period 2012-2019 and we measure the road spatial distance (in kilometres) from start-up to the nearest research centres in the province of start-up. Specifically, firm performance is measured as roa (a measure of profit performance). Moreover, we include threshold values of sales to see the different impact of distance on different levels of sales in order to take into account the heterogeneity of this variable. Our results show as the distance is negative and significant for high level of sales and has an effect on the profitability of start-ups. Implications for researchers and policy makers were discussed, and areas for future research outlined.}, keywords = {Innovative Start-up, Italy, Knowledge Spillover, Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship, Universities}, url = {https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/107739:y:2023:i:1:p:129-152}, author = {Micozzi, Alessandra and Giannini, Valentina} } @article {doi:10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559, title = {How local geography shapes firm geography}, journal = {Entrepreneurship \& Regional Development}, volume = {34}, number = {9-10}, year = {2022}, pages = {955-976}, publisher = {Routledge}, doi = {10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Valentina Giannini and Donato Iacobucci} } @article {567, title = {High-tech entrepreneurial ventures seeking external equity: whether, when, where... and why not?}, journal = {Economia e Politica Industriale}, year = {2018}, pages = {1{\textendash}24}, abstract = {

In this paper, we study the demand of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures for external equity, revealing the conditions that determine whether, when and where they decide to seek external equity during their lives. We also provide evidence on the most important reasons for not looking for external equity at all. We focus on a sample of 530 high-tech entrepreneurial ventures located in 7 European countries and founded between 1984 and 2009. We reveal that company-level characteristics, namely the human capital, the innovativeness, the size, the asset intangibility, and the alternatives to equity capital (internal cash flows and debt) determine whether, when (i.e., at what age) and when (i.e., in international or domestic markets) companies seek external equity. Industry- and country-level variables also play a secondary role in explaining high-tech entrepreneurial ventures{\^a}{\texteuro}{\texttrademark} demand for external equity.

}, issn = {0391-2078, 1972-4977}, doi = {10.1007/s40812-018-0094-0}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40812-018-0094-0}, author = {Quas, Anita and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego} } @article {592, title = {Heterogeneity in entrepreneurial intent: the role of gender across countries}, journal = {International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship}, volume = {8}, year = {2016}, pages = {173-194}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.}, abstract = {

PurposeThis paper aims to improve knowledge of individual heterogeneity in affecting the entrepreneurial attitude, taking socioeconomic drivers under control thanks to a cross-country analysis. The authors operate a {\textquotedblleft}selection{\textquotedblright} of proxy for individual heterogeneity, mainly based on gender, demographical features, personal attitude and intrinsic motivation. Design/methodology/approachThis exploration is supported by an empirical analysis based on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), for the period 2001-2012, and for a selection of 37 countries. It is expected that gender and further individual variables have an impact on the probability to become a nascent entrepreneur (e.g. age, level of education, self-confidence, social perception of self-employment as career choice). This paper evaluates the degree of consistency of these variables across very dissimilar countries. FindingsGender and confidence on own skill play a significant and consistent effect on the entrepreneurial attitude, so these personal features are, per se, the driving-strength of entrepreneurial intent. Conversely, fear of failure and belief on the status are not always statistically significant, or not homogenous in their relationship: socioeconomic or country-specific characteristics are strong and sort out in an unpredictable relationship between these variables and the willingness to run new ventures. Research limitations/implicationsA limited selection of individual features constrained by availability of information from the GEM data set. Practical implicationsThe motivation of this paper is to focus-back attention on intra-individual features that may affect entrepreneurship and to support evidence of whether individual heterogeneity is able to affect the entrepreneurial attitude, taking socioeconomic drivers under control. Social implicationsAn institutional and political commitment should be intensified to reduce the waste of opportunities that is associated with any forms of self-exclusion from entrepreneurship, such as those based on gender (being women) or (low) self-esteem. Originality/valueDue to the {\textquotedblleft}individual{\textquotedblright} perspective, this paper adds to previous studies that exploited the GEM data set because they mostly follow an institutional conceptual framework. {\textcopyright} 2016, {\textcopyright} Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

}, issn = {17566266}, doi = {10.1108/IJGE-06-2015-0021}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976540417\&doi=10.1108\%2fIJGE-06-2015-0021\&partnerID=40\&md5=2aa9986a18ff7c218d4fe8fb018efd3e}, author = {Micozzi, A. and Lucarelli, C.} } @article {Iacobucci2015434, title = {How to evaluate the impact of academic spin-offs on local development: an empirical analysis of the Italian case}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {40}, number = {3}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {434-452}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-014-9357-8}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929061404\&partnerID=40\&md5=64ffaf8732b5fffcb502af581a5f9a8f}, author = {A. Micozzi and D. Iacobucci} } @article {colombo_hybrid_2014, title = {Hybrid alliances and radical innovation: the performance implications of integrating exploration and exploitation}, journal = {The Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {40}, number = {4}, year = {2014}, pages = {696{\textendash}722}, abstract = {

In this paper we examine the innovation performance of hybrid alliances, that is, alliances that combine exploration and exploitation activities. While previous research has emphasized the tensions engendered by the combination of exploration and exploitation, we claim that the integration of these two types of activities can generate synergies as well. We argue that, in the case of alliances involving academic spin-offs (ASOs), these synergies may outweigh the tensions under specific conditions, and thus improve alliance innovation performance. Specifically, we hypothesize that the relative performance of exploitation activities is greater in hybrid alliances when the alliance has radical innovation outcomes. Conversely, the relative performance of exploration activities is greater in hybrid alliances when the alliance has incremental innovation outcomes. These hypotheses are tested using fine-grained data on a sample of 149 alliances involving European ASOs.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {0892-9912, 1573-7047}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-014-9363-x}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10961-014-9363-x}, author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and Doganova, Liliana and Piva, Evila and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Mustar, Philippe} }