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Zoltan J. Acs
Researcher at George Mason University
Publications - 420
Citations - 45626
Zoltan J. Acs is an academic researcher from George Mason University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Human capital. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 409 publications receiving 41997 citations. Previous affiliations of Zoltan J. Acs include University of Colorado Boulder & University of South Carolina.
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The social value of productive entrepreneurship
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative case study focusing on Microsoft Corporation and Grameen Bank is presented to illustrate the issues relative to productive and social entrepreneurship. But the authors focus on the impact of these two enterprises on the world, even if that impact is derived from different perspectives and motivations.
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Entrepreneurship, globalization, and public policy ☆
TL;DR: The authors examines the impact of governmental policies in influencing the path of internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and examines the role of institutions mandated to assist internationalization, as exemplified by Canada's Export Development Corporation (EDC).
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Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy in American Capitalism
Zoltan J. Acs,Ronnie J. Phillips +1 more
TL;DR: The authors suggest that American philanthropists, especially those who have made their own fortunes, create foundations that, in turn, contribute to greater and more widespread economic prosperity through knowledge creation, which is part of the implicit social contract that continuously nurtures and revitalizes economic prosperity.
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Births and Firm Size
Zoltan J. Acs,David B. Audretsch +1 more
TL;DR: The most common measure of entry used in studies attempting to empirically identify the determinants of entry has been the change in the number of firms in an industry over a given period.
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Innovation and Social Capital: A Cross-Country Investigation
Soogwan Doh,Zoltan J. Acs +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of the social capital indicator consisting of generalized and institutional trust, associational activities and civic norms.