Regional variation of new firm formation: the Norwegian case

Spilling, Olav R.

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“…The contingency theory framework also links the environmental factors with various start-ups and with the situations preceding the start-up of the firm and thus introduces the features of the local environment in the analysis (Armstrong and Taylor, 1985;Storey, 1994;Isaksen, 1996;Spilling, 1996;Almus and Nerlinger, 1999).…”

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Differentiating growing ventures from non-growth firms

Littunen

Virtanen²

2006

Entrepreneurship Mgt.

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This is the first step of the studies examining which factors differentiate growing from the non-growth firms. Four hypothesis of new firm performance will be tested with logistic regression method. Venture growth, measured by the growth of turnover, will be explained by entrepreneurial characteristics and motivation, and interaction between the firm and environment. The longitudinal study concentrates on the 86 responses, half of these responses (43) were classified as growing and the other half as non-growth firms.Personality characteristics and environmental factors do not explain the growth but experience, training and motivation are important variables that differentiate growing ventures from non-growth firms.

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Differentiating growing ventures from non-growth firms

Littunen

Virtanen²

2006

Entrepreneurship Mgt.

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“…In the cases of government and industry, the variables often used are government R&D expenditures and tax rate, and venture capital investment, respectively (KIM et al, 2012;MALECKI, 1990;SPILLING, 1996). Due to the structure of the available data concerning the territorial levels of the country, NUTS II and NUTS III, we used as triple helix variables the rate of people with a university degree, the percentage of people that are enrolled in C&T university programmes and the percentage of the Gross Added Value (GAV) from firms of mean or high technology.…”

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“…This geographical inertia highlights the importance of the localized networks of contacts for entrepreneurial activities and firm creation (SORENSON and AUDIA, 2000;TAMASY, 2006). Among main factors that are associated with the arising of entrepreneurship phenomena, literature presents population size, income level, number and type of Research and Development (R&D) employees, educational degrees, university R&D, creativity, foreign population, political structure, land costs, taxes, natural amenities, and other (ARMINGTON and ACS, 2002;AUDRETSCH and LEHMANN, 2005;BRIXY and GROTZ, 2007;KIRCHHOFF et al, 2007;LAY, 2003;LEE et al, 2004;SPILLING, 1996;WANG, 2006;WOODWARD et al, 2006).…”

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Habitat Features and Strategies for the Sustainable Development in the Alentejo Region

Fragoso

2015

Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural

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Abstract:The unfavoured Portuguese regions have a level of life and economic growth rates lower than favoured regions, and the mean of European Union and hence have less entrepreneurial activities. The adoption of strategies of sustainable development driven by entrepreneurship phenomena could be a viable solution. Thus, the likely relationships between entrepreneurship and regional features were described, and sources of entrepreneurship opportunities for strategies based on the own regional resources and competitive advantages were identified. The paper concludes that, for the Alentejo region, some habitat variables should be reinforced for promoting entrepreneurship and sustainable development, and the main opportunities are related to the economic activities that belong to the regional productive profile of specialization.

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“…These spatial variations are set in relation with territorial organization and resources. Studies in this field successfully integrate into explanatory econometric model proxies of territories' structural and socioeconomic characteristics (i.e., a measurement of population or firm densities, human capital indices) (see Reynolds et al 1994;Spilling 1996;Kangasharju 2000). Finally, a third axis can be defined.…”

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Sectoral and cross-sectoral effects of retailing firm demographies

Dejardin

2004

The Annals of Regional Science

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Firm births and deaths are interrelated. Johnson and Parker (1994) have summarized the various causality relationships according to three different effects: (1) the Multiplier, (2) the Competition and (3) the Marshall effect. This article proposes an enlarged analytical framework by introducing the sectoral and cross-sectoral dimensions of firm demography. The expected interrelationships between firm births and deaths are different when studied within a single industry, or between different industries. In the first case, Competition effects should prevail while, in the second case, Multiplier effects are more probable. The discussion suggests, however, that even for firms with similar activities, complementarities and Multiplier effects may occur. An econometric model that allows for (cross-)sectoral and spatial interactions is specified and tested using Belgian data. Results lead to the conclusion that sectoral and cross-sectoral dimensions in firm demography are relevant. It is also clear that these issues definitely deserve further attention in firm demographic research. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2004

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Regional variation of new firm formation: the Norwegian case

Cited by 44 publications

References 16 publications

Differentiating growing ventures from non-growth firms

Differentiating growing ventures from non-growth firms

Habitat Features and Strategies for the Sustainable Development in the Alentejo Region

Sectoral and cross-sectoral effects of retailing firm demographies

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