Jörg Thomä
Biographic Data
| ID | 6512966 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jörg Thomä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jörg |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomä |
| SIGNATURE | THOMÄ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Small Business Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0300-1776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The R&D risk-return trade-off
Previous studies have established that young innovative companies (YICs), characterized by high levels of in-house research and development (R&D), exhibit a pronounced growth premium at the upper end of the conditional growth distribution and are therefore of particular interest to policymakers. We argue that the binary view underlying this literature – i.e. the R&D vs. non-innovator dichotomy – can be meaningfully extended to provide a better un…
Resilient entrepreneurs? — revisiting the relationship between the Big Five and self-employment
The Big Five personality traits and their influence on entrepreneurial action have been repeatedly studied using a trait-based approach. The present paper partly deviates from this perspective by analysing the role of personality prototypes in relation to entrepreneurship. This person-centred approach suggests that combinations of Big Five traits form individual personalities. By using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we show tha…
A hidden source of innovation? Revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation
While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German companies to estimate the relationship between firms' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the …
An urban-rural divide (or not?)
Fachkräftemangel im Handwerk? - Eine Spurensuche
This article investigates whether the German crafts sector, which has traditionally been dominated by small and mediumsized enterprises, is facing a shortage of skilled workers. The implications of several empirical results are discussed and it is shown that, compared to the economy as a whole, an above-average number of craft enterprises is currently experiencing shortages in the vocational training and labour markets. One reason for this is the…
Pespektiven der Gesetzesfolgenabschätzung in der Anwendung
ZPol Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft , Seite 157 - 164
Pespektiven der Gesetzesfolgenabschätzung in der Anwendung
ZPol Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft , Seite 157 - 164
Fachkräftemangel im Handwerk? - Eine Spurensuche
This article investigates whether the German crafts sector, which has traditionally been dominated by small and mediumsized enterprises, is facing a shortage of skilled workers. The implications of several empirical results are discussed and it is shown that, compared to the economy as a whole, an above-average number of craft enterprises is currently experiencing shortages in the vocational training and labour markets. One reason for this is the…
An urban-rural divide (or not?)
Resilient entrepreneurs? — revisiting the relationship between the Big Five and self-employment
The Big Five personality traits and their influence on entrepreneurial action have been repeatedly studied using a trait-based approach. The present paper partly deviates from this perspective by analysing the role of personality prototypes in relation to entrepreneurship. This person-centred approach suggests that combinations of Big Five traits form individual personalities. By using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we show tha…
A hidden source of innovation? Revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation
While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German companies to estimate the relationship between firms' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the …
The R&D risk-return trade-off
Previous studies have established that young innovative companies (YICs), characterized by high levels of in-house research and development (R&D), exhibit a pronounced growth premium at the upper end of the conditional growth distribution and are therefore of particular interest to policymakers. We argue that the binary view underlying this literature – i.e. the R&D vs. non-innovator dichotomy – can be meaningfully extended to provide a better un…
Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (3 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (3 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · German (2 works) · Humanities (2 works)