Support for public research spin-offs by the parent organizations and the speed of commercialization

We empirically analyze whether support by the parent organization in the early (nascent and seed) stage speeds up the process of commercialization and helps spin-offs from public research organizations generate first revenues sooner. To identify the impact of support by the parent organization, we apply multivariate regression techniques as well as an instrumental variable approach. Our results show that support in the early stage by the parent organization can speed up commercialization. Moreover, we identify two distinct channels—the help in developing a business plan and in acquiring external capital—through which support by the parent organization can enable spin-offs to generate first revenues sooner.     

Political Scandals,Newspapers, and the Election Cycle

Political Behavior - Election outcomes are often influenced by political scandals. While a scandal usually has negative consequences for the ones being accused of a transgression, political...     

Extreme Pessimists? Expected Socioeconomic Downward Mobility and the Political Attitudes of Young Adults

Political Behavior - In recent decades, and especially since the economic crisis, young people have been finding it more difficult to maintain or exceed the living standards of their parents. As a...     

Vassilis K. Fouskas,Shampa Roy-Mukherjee,Qingan Huang and Ejike Udeogu,China & the USA: Globalisation and the Decline of America’s Supremacy

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Wiederaufnahme,Erschleichungstatbestand, Verhältnis zu sukzessiver Gerichtszuständigkeit

Ein iSd § 289 StGB falsches Gutachten eines Amtssachverst?ndigen, dessen Erstattung gerichtlich strafbar ist, das demnach vors?tzlich abgelegt wurde – die inhaltliche Unrichtigkeit allein genügt nicht –, ist an sich ein tauglicher Wiederaufnahmegrund. Die Auffassung, der Tatbestand des "Erschleichens" komme nur in Betracht, wenn der Bescheid seitens der Partei durch eine verp?nte Einflussnahme auf die Entscheidungsgrundlagen veranlasst werde, nicht aber bei einem Handeln der Beh?rde selbst, ist unzutreffend. Die M?glichkeit, einen Bescheid durch Klage bei einem ordentlichen Gericht – im Wege der sukzessiven Kompetenz – zumWegfall zu bringen, steht einerWiederaufnahme entgegen, wenn vor dem Gericht die entscheidungsrelevanten Umst?nde geltend gemacht werden k?nnen. Eine Wiederaufnahme des Verwaltungsverfahrens ist daher erst dann zul?ssig, wenn die Klagsfrist abgelaufen ist.     

Die Reform des Bundeshaushaltsrechts

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Ausländisches Unternehmen,Vertreter

Die Rechts- und Handlungsf?higkeit der in einem Mitgliedstaat der EU errichteten Gesellschaft beurteilt sich nach dem Gründungsrecht, auch wenn sie im Gründungsstaat nur ihren statutarischen Sitz hat und dort keine Gesch?ftst?tigkeit entfaltet; ihr Gesellschaftsstatut ist das Recht des Gründungsstaats. Das Gesellschaftsstatut (Personalstatut der Gesellschaft) ist für die Partei- und Prozessf?higkeit, für die Rechte und Pflichten der Organe und deren Vertretungsmacht und auch für das Ende der Gesellschaft (ihrer Rechtsf?higkeit) ma?geblich. Wer zur Vertretung nach au?en (§ 9 Abs 1 VStG) für ein in London situiertes Unternehmen für eine übertretung des TKG 2003 (Zusendung von SMS ohne vorherige Einwilligung des Empf?ngers) berufen ist, bestimmt sich nach dem in London geltenden Recht. Da es sich bei dem für London geltenden Recht um fremdes Recht handelt, auf das der Grundsatz "iura novit curia" keine Anwendung findet, ist dieses in einem amtswegigen Ermittlungsverfahren festzustellen. ISd § 4 IPR-Gesetz sind zul?ssige Hilfsmittel für diese Ermittlung auch die Mitwirkung der Beteiligten, Auskünfte des Bundesministeriums für Justiz und Sachverst?ndigengutachten.     

The private value of patents by patent characteristics: evidence from Finland

I use renewal rates and fees to estimate the private value of Finnish patents by patent characteristic. I disaggregate the value estimations by applicant, patent breadth, and technology. Firm patents are 1.5 times more valuable than patents owned by individuals. This holds also when controlling for technology and breadth. There are large differences in values between technologies but in contrast to the usual assumption made in the theoretical literature, broader patents are not necessarily more valuable than narrower ones. Patent value is skewed and therefore the number of patents should be weighted by an index when measuring technological change. I construct this index for Finnish patents and find that renewing a patent one more year signals a 1.5 times more valuable patent.      

Continuity of aggressive antisocial behavior from childhood to adulthood: The question of phenotype definition

Aiming to clarify the adult phenotype of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), the empirical literature on its childhood background among the disruptive behaviour disorders, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), or hyperkinetic conduct disorder (HKCD), was reviewed according to the Robins and Guze criteria for nosological validity. At least half of hyperactive children develop ODD and about a third CD (i.e. AD/HD + CD or HKCD) before puberty. About half of children with this combined problem constellation develop antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in adulthood. Family and adoption/twin studies indicate that AD/HD and CD share a high heritability and that, in addition, there may be specific environmental effects for criminal behaviours. “Zones of rarity” delineating the disorders from each other, or from the normal variation, have not been identified. Neurophysiology, brain imaging, neurochemistry, neurocognition, or molecular genetics have not provided “external validity” for any of the diagnostic categories used today. Deficient mental functions, such as inattention, poor executive functions, poor verbal learning, and impaired social interaction (empathy), seem to form unspecific susceptibility factors. As none of today's proposed syndromes (e.g. AD/HD or psychopathy) seems to describe a natural category, a dimensional behavioural phenotype reflecting aggressive antisocial behaviours assessed by numbers of behaviours, the severity of their consequences and how early is their age at onset, which will be closely related to childhood hyperactivity, would bring conceptual clarity, and may form the basis for further probing into mental, cognitive, biological and treatment-related co-varying features.     

Cream-skimming at the frontline: The role of administrative literacy

The notion of cream-skimming—defined as the propensity to prioritize clients who have a higher likelihood of meeting bureaucratic success criteria, including organizational goals—is at the heart of street-level bureaucracies. However, there is often no direct information available to street-level bureaucrats whether clients will actually meet bureaucratic success criteria. This study argues that street-level bureaucrats assess clients' potential to reach these criteria via their administrative literacy—a client's capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services from public administrations—as displayed in social interactions. Therefore, this study elaborates on the role of clients' administrative literacy and its effects on cream-skimming behavior. Using data from two experiments, we show that public employees prioritize clients with higher levels of preparedness and effective communication strategies. These findings suggest that cream-skimming is not just a rational cost–benefit analysis, but strongly influenced by social dynamics within public encounters.