Does Founders' Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start-ups

Kato, Masatoshi; Okamuro, Hiroyuki; Honjo, Yusuke

doi:10.1111/jsbm.12094

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“…(Gupta et al, 2009) Some authors found out that, higher entrepreneurs' education can positively affect the performance of the firm and which also gives the company a more sustainable position in the market (Millian et al, 2014, Rauch andRijsdik 2013), can easily find the different sources of financing (Kato et al, 2015), and can manage better the firm-specific financial risks. (Wang, 2012).…”

Section: The Issue Of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Is One Omentioning

confidence: 99%

The Entreprenurial Perception of SME Business Environment Quality in the Czech Republic

Ključnikov¹,

Belás²,

Kozubíková³

et al. 2016

JOC

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This article defines and quantifies important factors of the quality of the business environment for small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in the Czech Republic.To do so, itcompares the attitudes of entrepreneurs categorized by gender, education, age and firm size. A study of the business environment was conducted in 2015 from a sample of 1,141 respondents (the owners of companies), and the results were analyzed. It was found that only 10% of the entrepreneurs positively evaluated the applicable forms of state financial support. The study also demonstrated no statistically-significant response differences among the designated social groups. 64% of Czech entrepreneurs feel the support of their surroundings while doing business,45% think that SMEs have restricted access to external sources of financing, and over half note the intensive influence of market risk. It was also determined that there are statistically-significant differences in the pattern of responses between men and women and between micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Section: The Issue Of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Is One Omentioning

confidence: 99%

The Entreprenurial Perception of SME Business Environment Quality in the Czech Republic

Ključnikov¹,

Belás²,

Kozubíková³

et al. 2016

JOC

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“…(Van der Sluis, and Van Praag, 2008) According to Kato, Okamuro, and Honjo (2015) a graduate entrepreneur can easily fi nd the diff erent sources of capital and by which he can invest in research and development that can increase the innovation of the small business from the specifi c market.…”

Section: Theoretical Partmentioning

confidence: 99%

Significant determinants of the competitive environment for SMEs in the context of the financial and credit risks

Belás¹,

Sopková²

2016

Journal of International Studies

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Abstract. Th e aim of the article is to compare signifi cant determinants of the competitive environment for small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of fi nancial and credit risk in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Th e survey on the quality of business environment was carried out in 2015 through a questionnaire on the sample of 1,141 respondents in Czech Republic. Th e total number of 438 questionnaires was collected during the research in Slovakia. Based on our own model, we quantifi ed the index of perception of fi nancial and credit risk (IFCR) for Czech Republic and for Slovakia. We compared the approach to risk by gender and education of the businessmen and company's age through Pearson statistics at the signifi cance level of 5%. Our research has shown that business environment in both countries is characterized by relatively low level of competitiveness in the researched area. Th e value of the resulted index in Czech and Slovak business environments is less than the median interval value. We also determined that the value of IFCR is signifi cantly higher in Slovakia. Our research indicates there are signifi cant diff erences in the assessment of business environment quality through IFCR in both countries, depending on gender and education of entrepreneurs and depending on company's age. Th at index in Czech Republic is signifi cantly higher in case of women as compared to men and in Slovakia it is the opposite. We have also found that businessmen with lower level of education have higher IFCR in both countries. Older fi rms showed better conditions for doing business in both countries because of their higher value of IFCR in both Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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“…Their findings revealed that prior work experience has important influences on the identification of market opportunities. Similarly, Kato, Okamuro, and Honjo () found that founders with greater human capital (generic and specific) are likely to achieve innovative outcomes.…”

Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 94%

The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities

Hsieh¹,

Kelley²

2016

Journal of Small Business Management

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This research examines nascent entrepreneurs’ perceptions about the innovativeness of the opportunities they have recognized. Results from a survey of 324 nascent entrepreneurs in Taiwan indicate that one's level of prior industry experience, orientation toward risk, and access to information in the environment are each associated with perceived innovativeness of the opportunity. An examination of interaction effects shows that when prior industry experience is low, risk taking propensity boosts the level of perceived innovativeness, but does not have an effect in the case of high industry experience. The findings suggest that cognitive elements and information access can play a role in the identification and pursuit of innovative opportunities.

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Does Founders' Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start-ups

Cited by 109 publications

References 26 publications

The Entreprenurial Perception of SME Business Environment Quality in the Czech Republic

The Entreprenurial Perception of SME Business Environment Quality in the Czech Republic

Significant determinants of the competitive environment for SMEs in the context of the financial and credit risks

The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities

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