Changes in Regional Firm Founding Activities: A Theoretical Explanation and Empirical Evidence

by Dirk Fornahl

Overview

Of interest to industrial and regional economists as well as those working in business schools, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the reasons and determinants of firm creation. The author, based at the Max Planck Institute - one of the leading centres for evolutionary economics - using a multi-disciplinary approach analyzes the topic according ro a broad tripartite framework, emphasizing:

• regional determinants
• industrial determinants
• individual determinants.

 

An invaluable resource, this book is a useful addition to the bookshelves of experts in the field of decision making, in both the public and private domain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415404099
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/14/2007
Series:	Routledge Studies in Global Competition , #33
Pages:	286
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Considerations and Changes in Regional Firm Founding Activities 3. Empirical Evidence 4. Positive Examples and their Impact on Regional Start-up Activities 5. Conclusions