UNSPECIFIED (1994) NEW PRODUCER SERVICES BUSINESSES - ARE THEY ANY DIFFERENT FROM NEW MANUFACTURING VENTURES. SERVICE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL, 14 (4). pp. 455-481. ISSN 0264-2069

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Abstract

Based upon the presumed importance of manufacturing firms in both wealth and job generation, the majority of research in the field of new ventures over the past 20 years has focused upon this sector. However, with the down-sizing of many large organizations and the growth of spin-outs and management buy-outs, many of which continue to serve their former owners, attention has shifted to a questioning of the role of 'producer services'. This article adds to this debate by posing one broad research question: Are there any significant differences in the characteristics of new business founders and new business performance and growth between 'manufacturing' and 'producer services' business? Overall, the paper concludes that there are many more similarities than there are differences. However, the final discriminant model also confirms many of the anticipated trends.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Journal or Publication Title:	SERVICE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL
Publisher:	FRANK CASS CO LTD
ISSN:	0264-2069
Date:	October 1994
Volume:	14
Number:	4
Number of Pages:	27
Page Range:	pp. 455-481
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/20203

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