Are all startups affected similarly by clusters? Agglomeration, competition, firm heterogeneity, and survival
| Autor: | Thomas Keil, Aviad Pe'er |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Pe'er, Aviad |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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1403 Business and International Management
Economies of agglomeration Affect (psychology) Early life 330 Economics Competition (economics) Local competition 10004 Department of Business Administration Manufacturing sector Resource (project management) Management of Technology and Innovation Cluster (physics) 1405 Management of Technology and Innovation Business Business and International Management Industrial organization |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-90639 |
| Popis: | Are all startups similarly affected by the survival benefits and drawbacks of locating in geographic clusters? In this paper, we argue that prior theorizing may have missed important contingencies that affect whether a startup experiences the benefits and costs of locating in a cluster. In particular, while the local levels of skilled labor, suppliers, and purchasers have a beneficial influence and local competition has a detrimental influence on startup survival, these relationships are moderated by heterogeneity in firms' resources and capabilities. We find support for these arguments using a dataset covering the early life of all independent startups in the Canadian manufacturing sector from 1984 to 1998. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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