Habersetzer, Antoine; Rataj, Marcin; Eriksson, Rikard H.; Mayer, Heike (2021). Entrepreneurship in rural regions: the role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms. Regional studies, 55(5), pp. 936-950. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038
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Industry experience and home advantage can have a varying influence on entrepreneurial competitiveness, depending on the regional context. We use matched employer–employee data from Statistics Sweden to analyse new firm formation in rural, urban and metropolitan regions. The results suggest that industry experience has a positive effect on firm survival, while firm growth is more influenced by home advantage. Interestingly, a positive home advantage only exists in rural regions, where native entrepreneurs create significantly more jobs than non-locals.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography > Unit Economic Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 11 Centers of Competence > Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Habersetzer, Antoine Jean, Rataj, Marcin Roman, Mayer, Heike |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel |
ISSN: |
0034-3404 |
Publisher: |
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Thomas Jürg Reist |
Date Deposited: |
20 Nov 2020 10:11 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:34 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.148278 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/148278 |