"In 1911 Vasily Kandinsky published the first edition of ‘On the Spiritual in Art’, a landmark modernist treatise in which he sought to reframe the meaning of art and the true role of the artist. For many artists of late Imperial Russia – a culture deeply influenced by the regime’s adoption of Byzantine Orthodoxy centuries before – questions of religion and spirituality were of paramo…
This comprehensive book responds to the growing demand to study entrepreneurship as a key driver of innovation and competitive advantage. Challenging the existing idea that technological entrepreneurship exists predominantly in SMEs and as a result of market demands, the author argues that a commitment to entrepreneurship remains the most effective strategy for sustaining wealth generation for …
This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools of thought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can be learned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurial mind-sets. In the current economic landscape, technology-driven entrepreneurship is the driving for…
Die Finanzierung mit Venture Capital oder Private Equity gewinnt in Deutschland zunehmend an Bedeutung. Ein Spezifikum einer solchen Finanzierung ist es, dass für den begrenzten Beteiligungszeitraum nicht nur Kapital bereitgestellt wird, sondern der Kapitalgeber auch eine mehr oder minder intensive Zusammenarbeit mit dem Management des finanzierten Unternehmens anstrebt. Frank Pankotsch unt…
Robert Hof untersucht die Bedeutung des Innovationsgrades der Geschäftsidee von Start-ups für deren Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten und analysiert, ob es Unterschiede in der Finanzierbarkeit von Start-ups mit mehr bzw. weniger innovativen Geschäftsideen gibt. Die Ergebnisse der empirischen Untersuchung liefern konkrete Hinweise, nach welchen Kriterien Risikokapitalgeber ihre Investitionsentschei…
Inga Haase zeigt nicht nur, dass Kommunikation ein wichtiger Einflussfaktor im Kontext von Open Innovation ist, sondern auch, über welche Faktoren, Strukturen und Ebenen sie die Open Innovation-Prozesse und -Aktivitäten kleiner Unternehmen beeinflusst. Die Autorin analysiert in diesem Zusammenhang die einzelnen Bereiche Kommunikation, Innovation, Innovationskommunikation, Controlling und Wert…
A founder’s decision for an investor can substantially influence the new venture’s success. Two common types of venture capital (VC) are independent venture capital (IVC) and corporate venture capital (CVC). Previous research focused on the investor’s perspective and studied the distinct differences between IVC and CVC, their value-adding capabilities, and risks. In contrast, as foundersâ…
The Bible in the Bowls represents a complete catalogue of Hebrew Bible quotations found in the published corpus of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic magic bowls. As our only direct epigraphic witnesses to the Hebrew Bible from late antique Babylonia, the bowls are uniquely placed to contribute to research on the (oral) transmission of the biblical text in late antiquity; the pre-Masoretic Babylonian vo…
Tracing the development of autonomous and automated shipping from a hype of unmanned ships to a more realistic use of automation to augment humans in maritime operations, this book shows why human factors and human-centred design are essential to the endeavour. Themes addressed in the book include technology and cybersecurity, regulation and classification, and competence and skills. It comb…
This book proposes a paradigm shift in how human and nonhuman well-being are perceived and approached. In response to years of accelerated decline in the health of ecosystems and their inhabitants, this edited collection presents planetary well-being as a new cross-disciplinary concept to foster global transformation towards a more equal and inclusive framing of well-being. Throughout thi…