Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

The effects of new firm formation on regional development over time : the case of Great Britain

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

Mueller, Pamela, Stel, André van and Storey, D. J. (2008) The effects of new firm formation on regional development over time : the case of Great Britain. Small Business Economics, Vol.30 (No.1). pp. 59-71. doi:10.1007/s11187-007-9056-z

Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-007-9056-z

Request Changes to record.

Abstract

This paper re-examines the link between new firm formation and subsequent employment growth. It investigates whether it is possible to have the wrong type of entrepreneurship-defined as new firm formation which leads to zero or even negative subsequent employment growth. It uses a very similar approach to that of Fritsch and Mueller (Regional Studies, 38(8), 961-976, 2004), confirming their findings that the employment impact of new firm formation is in three discrete phases. Then, using data for Great Britain, the paper shows the employment impact of new firm formation is significantly positive in the high-enterprise counties of Great Britain. However, for the low-enterprise counties, it shows that new firm formation has a negative effect on employment. Of the 15 low-enterprise regions, eight are Scottish (of nine Scottish regions in our data base) and three are North East Counties (of four). Our findings imply that having the "wrong type of entrepreneurship" is indeed possible.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Centre for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): New business enterprises -- Great Britain, Employment (Economic theory), Entrepreneurship -- Great Britain, Regional economics -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Small Business Economics
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
ISSN: 0921-898X
Official Date: January 2008
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2008Published
Volume: Vol.30
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 59-71
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9056-z
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item
twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us