RT Journal Article
T1 Characteristics of entrepreneurs and public support for NTBFs
A1 Rojas Pizarro, Felipe Bernardo
A1 Huergo Orejas, Elena
AB This paper studies the role of the characteristics of entrepreneurs as determinants of public financial support for New Technology Based Firms (NTBFs). Using a single database about the profile of Spanish technology entrepreneurs from 2001 to 2009, we analyze the relationship between NTBF participation in the NEOTEC program run by the main Spanish public agency for R&D and four dimensions of the entrepreneurial team: its human capital, its links to the public system of R&D, its motivation at the time the company was created and the extent of its planning to initiate the business activity. Our results show that NTBFs founded by entrepreneurs who have less experience in management, have planned less, are more oriented toward growth and have closer ties to the public system of R&D are more likely to participate in the public aid program.
PB Springer Verlag
SN 0921-898X
YR 2016
FD 2016-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18962
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18962
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 jun 2025