Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions

Huggins, R, Prokop, D and Thompson, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-7441, 2017. Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 29 (3-4), pp. 357-389. ISSN 0898-5626

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Abstract

Despite a growing body of research on firm survival, little is known about the factors impacting upon survival rates at a micro-spatial level. This study, therefore, analyses firm survival across local environments in the context of a peripheral region; namely, the case of Wales in the UK. It examines how theories relating to human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions may explain survival within a region. Drawing on data of survival patterns for a cohort of firms, it is found that each of the three theories at least partly explain firm survival, with it being clear that human capital relating to the experience of entrepreneurs, as well as the growth motivation of their firms resulting from the strategic choices they make, impact upon rates of survival. It is also found that the local environment contributes to the likelihood of its survival. In particular, it is found that locational factors have a potential influence on the human capital allocated to enterprise, as well as how this capital is utilised via growth motivation. This suggests that not only do locational factors contribute to differing rates of entrepreneurship, but that such factors also impact on the durability of firms over time.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
Creators:	Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P.
Publisher:	Routledge
Date:	2017
Volume:	29
Number:	3-4
ISSN:	0898-5626
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/08985626.2016.1271830 DOI 629533 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	16 Jan 2017 16:12
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2020 16:50
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29738

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