Posts by Rico Baldegger

Unternehmertum Schweiz: Firmengründungen im Höhenflug

Entrepreneurship Research

2019 haben die unternehmerischen Gründungsaktivitäten in der Schweiz einen Höchststand erreicht. Die Rahmenbedingungen sind im Ländervergleich gut, und die gesellschaftliche Wahrnehmung hat sich gewandelt. Wie es um die unternehmerische Landschaft in der Schweiz steht, misst all-jährlich der internationale Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, der 54 Länder miteinander vergleicht. Der aktuelle Monitor zeigt, dass die unternehmerische Aktivität in der Schweiz so hoch ist wie noch nie seit Beginn der Messung. Deutlich höher ist diese aber in den USA, und auch in den Niederlanden bewegt sich aus unternehmerischer Sicht mehr. Auf dem ersten Platz… Read More

L’entrepreneuriat a le vent en poupe en Suisse

Entrepreneurship

Les activités de création d’entreprises ont atteint en 2019 un niveau record en Suisse. Les conditions-cadres s’avèrent favorables en comparaison internationale et le regard de la société sur les entrepreneurs a changé. Le Moniteur mondial de l’entrepreneuriat prend chaque année le pouls de la place économique de 54 pays, dont la Suisse. Les derniers résultats montrent que l’activité entrepreneuriale a atteint son plus haut niveau en Suisse depuis le début des mesures. Elle est cependant plus prononcée aux Pays-Bas et nettement plus forte aux États-Unis. La Suisse figure toutefois au… Read More

Closing Theory-Practice Gap

Entrepreneurship

Go out of the classroom and programs mixing business and technology are required to develop a common understanding through projects in education, SMEs and start-ups. Intergration of students in company projects is key for the future leadership landscape in Switzerland. Furthermore,  the integration of international students from diverse countries enriches the intercultural experience of Swiss students, a major issue for Switzerland regarding its international exposure. Full article here: https://www.letemps.ch/    

Digitalization and Internationalization

Research

As internationalization and digitalization are becoming increasingly intertwined, the question arises whether digitalization is shifting the borders in such a way that new, borderless, internationalization concepts have to be developed. Similar issues involve whether the focus should be on cities rather than countries, and if or how the speed of learning should be put in the foreground. In this way, digitalization provides companies with new fundamental experiential knowledge, enabling them to conduct faster market experiments in more countries than before.

Governance in High-Tech Start-ups

Entrepreneurship Research

While the benefits of a board of directors are well understood for more established firms, the role of the board for new ventures constitutes a particular challenge. A new venture’s board of directors is highly consequential for its most important strategic and personnel outcomes. Based on the observation of multiple board meetings and several interviews with board members, this article reflects on how organization and strategy influence new venture boards. It summarizes key findings and identifies the most important limitations. It also explains how new international venture boards are impacted… Read More

SWITZERLAND: THE TOP-RANKED COUNTRY FOR EASE OF STARTING AND DEVELOPING A BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship Research

GEM introduced the National Entrepreneurship Context Index (NECI), a measure of the ease of starting and developing a business. The NECI summarizes the assessment of Entrepreneurship Framework Conditions into a single composite score of the ease of starting and developing a business. In 2019, Switzerland tops these rankings, followed closely by the Netherlands and Qatar: https://www.heg-fr.ch This is testament to the investment done by Swiss cities and cantons, positive media coverage about entrepreneurship in the country, and an increase in corporate entrepreneurship. Many companies are investing in start-ups and this… Read More

June 25th, 2019: Presentation at the United Nation and ICSB in New York City

Education Entrepreneurship

Impact, Investment and Innovation in nascent ecosystems The School of Management Fribourg use various instruments to support and develop ecosystems together with partners like Seedstars or Ashoka. And it can start as simply as creating awareness, inspiring and making connections through launchpads, hackathons or events like the Seedstars World competition to transferring the right skills and tools to building and accelerating ventures through programs such as an accelerator or incubator. Full article here: Gazette30.pdf Kopie

The Myth of a Start-up Nation Switzerland

Entrepreneurship Research

Results for Switzerland from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2018/2019 (GEM) Fostering entrepreneurial awareness and positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship is high on Switzerland’s policy agenda. Nevertheless, the intentions of Swiss inhabitants to start a business are lower (6.9%) than in 2017 (10.5%) and under the average for other high-income economies (17.1%). Moreover, only 7.4% of Swiss business people have plunged into entrepreneurial activities (total entrepreneurial activity TEA-rate), a founding rate that is below the average of compared countries (10.4 %). The results of the 2018/2019 edition also show that the Swiss… Read More

A digital future is the future of today

Entrepreneurship Research

Digitization for small and medium-sized enterprises is on everyone’s lips today. There is no question that technological changes have a direct impact on an SME, whether positive or negative. In addition, not only do they determine future opportunities, but they also entail risks. A game on a digital keyboard can make a miniature staccato sound. That is to say: you develop a website with SEO support, place products on Instagram, work with an e-commerce shop solution or recruit employees with the help of social media such as Linkedin. Medium and… Read More