Research Projects

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Research within our three pillars

Creation of Companies

• Project 2.1.1: Nascent Entrepreneurship
• Project 2.1.2: Impact of Initial Resources of Start-ups on Innovation, resource acquisition and performance
• Project 2.1.3: International Resources and start-up performance
• Project 2.1.4: Financial Resources and Start-up Performance
• Project 2.1.5: Benchmark and assessment of the Flemish Entrepreneurship policy

Growth of Companies

• Project 2.2.1: Development of capabilities in high growth companies
• Project 2.2.2: Growing through Partnerships
• Project 2.2.3: The relationship between Innovation and High Growth
• Project 2.2.4: Financial strategies of high growth companies

• Exit / Takeover of companies

• Project 2.3.1: Role of networks in acquisition and exits
• Project 2.3.2: Financing constraints and company exits/takeovers

Research within our horizontal themes

Innovation

• Project 3.1.1: Open innovation

Collaboration and Networking

• Project 3.2.1.: Impact of alliances on innovation and growth
• Project 3.2.2.: Benchmark of public policies on collaboration

International Entrepreneurship

• Project 3.3.1.: International knowledge sourcing, productivity and growth
• Project 3.3.2.: Impact of innovation on export competitiveness

Economic Geography

• Project 3.4.1.: Distribution centers in Flanders
• Project 3.4.2.: Growth potential of distribution centers in Flanders
• Project 3.4.3.: Locational behaviour of firms