A Spatial Interpretation of the Density Dependence Model in Industrial Demography

Wissen, van Leonardus

doi:10.1023/b:sbej.0000022232.12761.a9

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“…From the aforementioned processes of legitimation, one would predict that the more firms in a particular industry are present in a region, the higher the regional entry rates in that industry (BIGELOW et al, 1997;VAN WISSEN, 2004). Put differently, one expects entry rates to rise with cluster size, where a cluster is defined here as a spatial concentration of firms in the same industry.…”

Section: Firm Entrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey

2014

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We review the literature on clusters and their effects on entry, exit and growth of firms as well on the evolutionary dynamics underlying the process of cluster formation. Our extensive review shows that there is strong evidence that clusters promote entry, but little evidence that clusters enhance firm growth and firm survival. The emergence of clusters is best understood as an evolutionary process of capability transmission between parent firms and their spinoffs, rather than as an outcome of localisation economies that would increase the performance firms in clusters compared to firms outside clusters. From a number of open questions we distil various future research avenues stressing the importance of understanding firm heterogeneity and the exact mechanisms underlying localisation economies.

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Section: Firm Entrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey

2014

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“…This inverted U-shape relationship between density and founding rates means that founding rates increase at the beginning, and then decrease while density continue to increase (Ranger-Moore, BanazsakHollandHannan, 1991). The U-shape relationship between density and failure rates means that failure rates decrease at the beginning, and then increase while density continue to increase (Lazzeretti, 2006;Wissen, 2004). The assumed relationship between population density and founding and mortality rates is supported in studies conducted in many areas (for detailed information see Swaminathan, 1995, Silverman, Nickerson and Freeman, 1997, Hannanand Freeman, 1989Barnett and Carroll, 1987).…”

Section: Population Densitymentioning

confidence: 72%

Investigating the Interactions between Populations: Five-Star Hotels in Turkey

Zeybek¹,

Kaya²,

Ataman³

2015

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In this study, it was to illustrate how the interactions between populations may affect the founding rates of the organizations in these populations. Five-star hotels are seen either having a chain affiliation or as independent hotels. We examined the population of chain hotels and the population of independent hotels to observe the interactions between populations. We computed the densities of the two populations, the number of entries and exits into or out of the populations, room capacities and geographic locations of the hotels. Therefore, we demonstrate the differences between the two populations in terms of densities, size and location. When the density of chain hotels increases above average, the density of independent hotels decreases. Otherwise, when the density of independent hotels increases above average, the density of chain hotels is not affected. On these bases of hotel populations between 1976 and 2014, we formulated exploratory hypotheses to be tested on how the interaction between the two populations may affect their founding rates.

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“…The second is competition, which has a negative relationship with the population size and firm founding. The social concept of legitimation includes the creation of a social structure in the environment of the firm, and has a number of clear similarities with the notion of the entrepreneur as a 'networker ' (van Wissen 2004). The concept of competition, although defined more broadly as competition for resources, comes close to the economic notion of competition.…”

Section: Firm Foundingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The carrying capacity is endogenous and changes as a result of inand decreases in the size of (local) business populations and consumers, who exert a (local) demand for products. More general, existing models of firm founding in organizational ecology and industrial organization primarily look at intersectoral and intertemporal differences, but disregard to a large extent the spatial variation, although this addition would be possible without problems (van Wissen 2004). Another important link between space and time in the development of business life is the product life cycle.…”

Section: Space-time Developments In Business Lifementioning

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Modelling the Entrepreneurial Space-Economy: An Overview

Nijkamp¹,

Wissen²

2006

Spatial Dynamics, Networks and Modelling

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The aim of this paper is to review recent contributions to the study of entrepreneurship and firm dynamics from a methodological and firm demographic perspective. Understanding the contemporary changes in business life requires a thorough understanding of structural changes in entrepreneurial behaviour and firm dynamics, both in space and in time. The spatial and temporal aspects of business life have in recent years received much attention, and a review is given here. The framework concept of the 'firm life course' is proposed in this article to integrate both dimensions. The firm life course represents the way firms organize their life path over time in sequences of critical events, decisions, and periods. The dimensions of time and space appear to be highly connected in business life. Not only is firm mobility increasing, but also are entrepreneurs increasingly acting as networkers. The emergence of virtual and dynamic networks of entrepreneurs calls for new methods of research of dealing with them. This article maps out some of the modern research trends in this domain.

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A Spatial Interpretation of the Density Dependence Model in Industrial Demography

Cited by 28 publications

References 40 publications

Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey

Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey

Investigating the Interactions between Populations: Five-Star Hotels in Turkey

Modelling the Entrepreneurial Space-Economy: An Overview

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