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Good Times, Bad Times:

In times of crisis, policy makers call upon entrepreneurship as a remedy to an economic downturn. Yet, at these times new firms face intensified selection and survival hinges on heterogeneous capabilities. We examine how the...

Revolving doors
The high turbulence of new entrepreneurial ventures that are rapidly selected out at the fringe of the firm population has been emphasized using the “revolving doors” metaphor. However, well-planned exit strategies can be the...
Born to flip. Exit decisions of entrepreneurial firms in high-tech and low-tech industries
This paper examines the way that the exit behavior of entrepreneurial firms is shaped by their innovative capabilities, and the technology environment in which they operate. We distinguish between exit by closing down activity...
The effects of mergers and acquisitions on the firm size distribution.
This paper provides new empirical evidence on the effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on the shape of the firm size distribution, by using data of the population of manufacturing firms in the Netherlands. Our analysis...
In and Out of Balance
The existence of an inverted U‐shaped effect of the relatedness between acquirer and acquired firm on the innovative performance subsequent to an acquisition is normally regarded as indicative of the existence of a trade‐off...
The effects of mergers and acquisitions on the firm size distribution.
This paper provides new empirical evidence on the effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on the shape of the firm size distribution, by using data of the population of manufacturing firms in the Netherlands. Our analysis...
Revolving doors
The high turbulence of new entrepreneurial ventures that are rapidly selected out at the fringe of the firm population has been emphasized using the “revolving doors” metaphor. However, well-planned exit strategies can be the...
Born to flip. Exit decisions of entrepreneurial firms in high-tech and low-tech industries
This paper examines the way that the exit behavior of entrepreneurial firms is shaped by their innovative capabilities, and the technology environment in which they operate. We distinguish between exit by closing down activity...
Good Times, Bad Times:

In times of crisis, policy makers call upon entrepreneurship as a remedy to an economic downturn. Yet, at these times new firms face intensified selection and survival hinges on heterogeneous capabilities. We examine how the...

In and Out of Balance
The existence of an inverted U‐shaped effect of the relatedness between acquirer and acquired firm on the innovative performance subsequent to an acquisition is normally regarded as indicative of the existence of a trade‐off...