High-Tech Firms’ Location Considerations within the Metropolitan Regions and the Impact of Their Development Stages

Abstract

The determinants of firms' location choice have changed over time, in particular in the high-tech industry. Few studies that investigate the factors that influence firms' location decision distinguish between firms in their early stages of life cycle and more established high-tech firms. This study identifies the considerations prioritized by high-tech firms in both categories in the process of choosing a location within a metropolitan region for establishing or relocating their business. The intra-metropolitan competition for high-tech plants was examined using data gathered through field surveys of managers of such firms in the Tel-Aviv metropolitan region. The findings shed light on the importance ascribed to internal and external factors in the decision on location made by the firms' managers.

Evaluation of location’s attractiveness for business growth in smart development

“…It should be emphasised that the concept of attractiveness in the scientific literature has been analysed on/at different levels: on the level of company, branch of economy, city, region and country. The attractiveness of a location in regard to business development is usually analysed in two different aspects: from the perspective of the company, when the optimal solution, related to the selection process of the location eligible for the development of an activity, is assessed (Dub e, Brunelle & Legros, 2016;Frenkel, 2012;Giner, Santa-Mar ıa, & Fuster 2017;Goerzen, Asmussen, & Nielsen, 2013;Kimelberg & Nicoll, 2012;Kronenberg, 2013;Mota & Brandao, 2013;Ramadani, Zendeli, Gerguri-Rashiti, & Dana, 2018;Spalanzani et al, 2016), and globally, when analysing the attractiveness of specific locations for businesses by simply highlighting the factors that are attractive (Ambroziak, 2014;Arauzo-Carod et al, 2009;Bruneckien_ e et al, 2016;Crozet et al, 2004;Ezmale, 2016;Godlewska-Majkowska, 2013;Litavniece, 2014;Saez & Perianez, 2015;Strzelczyk, 2015). Academic works which analyse the cases of company decisions to act in a certain location stress the importance of market orientation, consumer behaviour and influencing factors (Schmidt, Touray, & Hansen, 2017).…”

“…In the scientific literature, the concept of attractiveness is evaluated using different methods. Some scientists (Godlewska-Majkowska, 2013;Kosinova, Tolstel & Chekalkina, 2014;Nikolova & Plotnikova, 2013;Yatsenko, 2016) evaluate the attractiveness on the basis of separate statistical macroeconomic indicators and their dynamics, the others (Dub e et al, 2016;Frenkel, 2012;Giner et al, 2017;Kimelberg & Nicoll, 2012;Kronenberg, 2013;Mota & Brandao, 2013;Spalanzani et al, 2016) identify it according to the financial indicators of companies. The third group (De Noni et al, 2014;Glebova et al, 2015) analyse good examples.…”

Digital entrepreneurship indicator (DEI): an analysis of the case of the greater Paris metropolitan area

“…From a theoretical and empirical perspective, very few papers have attempted to explain the spatial distribution of digital entrepreneurship on the infra-urban scale (Moriset 2003 in Lyon; Frenkel 2012 in Tel-Aviv; Duvivier et al 2018 , Duvivier and Polèse 2018 in a Canadian metropolis; Coll‐Martínez et al 2019 in Barcelona for creative industries). The indicator was developed to answer this question.…”

Agregação Da Opinião De Especialistas Para Análise De Fatores Em Um Problema De Localização Usando Mapas Cognitivos Fuzzy

“…A escolha do local de instalação de uma unidade industrial se torna um problema que, na maioria das vezes, é complexo por poder considerar diversos critérios de avaliação da localidade mais adequada. Em geral, os benefícios esperados de uma localização ótima são baseados na redução do custo de transporte, baixo custo de fabricação, proximidade ao mercado e acesso a habilidades de conhecimento, economias externas, tamanho do mercado (FRENKEL, 2012;CHEN et al, 2014), dentre outros fatores. A avaliação dos fatores envolvidos nessa decisão deve ser considerada como uma ação estratégica para o avanço do negócio da empresa.…”