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Alex Coad
Researcher at Waseda University
Publications - 213
Citations - 9226
Alex Coad is an academic researcher from Waseda University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Productivity. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 213 publications receiving 7643 citations. Previous affiliations of Alex Coad include Pontifical Catholic University of Peru & Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Neoclassical vs evolutionary theories of financial constraints: critique and prospectus
Alex Coad,Alex Coad,Alex Coad +2 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors attack the neoclassical assumption of managers maximizing shareholders' value, arguing that such an assumption is not a helpful starting point for empirical studies into firm growth.
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Long-run drivers of growth for UK high technology firms
TL;DR: This article examined factors contributing to high technology firms' long-run growth using a unique longitudinal dataset combining two waves of detailed surveys of 345 UK high tech firms with performance data from UK official datasets.
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The shaky start of the UK Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) in comparison to the US Small Business Innovation Research Programme (SBIR)
Alex Coad,Emma Tredgett +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison between data on the first three years of the UK Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and US Small Business Administration (SBIR) is made.
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High-Growth Firms: Stylized Facts and Conflicting Results
Fabiana Moreno,Alex Coad +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify stylized facts, as well as contradictory findings, and also some unknowns regarding the determinants and internal strategies of HGFs, particularly on the persistence of their superior growth performance and the implications of recent findings for economic policy.
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The employment effects of innovation
Alex Coad,Alex Coad,Rekha Rao +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on four 2-digit manufacturing industries that are known for their high patenting activity and use Principal Components Analysis to generate a firm- and year-specific "innovativeness" index by extracting the common variance in a firm's patenting and R&D expenditure histories.