Firm Migration

Pellenbarg, Pieter; Wissen, L.J.G. van; Dijk, Jouke van

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“…Firms prefer locations in the environs of the original location. Similar results are reported in Pellenbarg et al (2002) and Maoh and Kanaroglou (2007) for SMEs in Canada. is result con rms the existence of keep-factors: relocating rms strive to maintain their existing spatial relations with employees, customers and suppliers.…”

Section: Hypothesis 10: Preference For Limited Migration Distance⁹supporting

confidence: 77%

“…Location alternatives that are in close proximity are more likely to function as substitutes than more remote alternatives (Fotheringham 1983). Furthermore, the availability of land is one of the most common pull-factors (Holl 2004b;Pellenbarg et al 2002). is suggests the following hypotheses regarding the locational preference of relocating rms:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the sign of the estimated parameter remains negative, indicating that larger rms are less likely to move and con rming our second hypothesis. Furthermore, rms with high growth rates are more likely to relocate (Carroll and Hannan 2000;Louw 1996;Maoh and Kanaroglou 2007;Pellenbarg et al 2002). e positive parameter for absolute growth rates in model MP-1 (0.432) indicates a higher relocation probability for expanding or contracting rms.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Agglomeration economies, accessibility and the spatial choice behavior of relocating firms

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A growing body of empirical urban economic studies suggests that agglomeration and accessibility externalities are important sources of the uneven distribution of economic activities across cities and regions. At the same time, little is known about the importance of agglomeration economies for the actual location behavior of rms. is is remarkable, since theories that underlie agglomeration economies are microeconomic in nature. In a case study of the Dutch province of South Holland, we analyze micro-level data to determine the extent to which relocation decisions are dependent on accessibility and agglomeration externalities when controlling for rm characteristics. ese externalities are measured with location attributes for both own-sector localization and urbanization economies and for proximity to transport infrastructures. e results con rm that rm relocation behavior is affected much more by rm-level attributes (size, age, and growth rate) than by agglomeration and accessibility attributes. Still, accessibility and agglomeration are signi cantly attached to rm relocations, though their effects vary over sectors. Own-sector and generalized external economies are more important for a rm's location choices than proximity to transport infrastructure.

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Section: Hypothesis 10: Preference For Limited Migration Distance⁹supporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Keep-factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…In the literature the main three factors influencing firm migration are: internal factors (e.g., size); external factors (e.g., market relationships) and location factors (e.g., region) (Brouwer et al, 2004). The major forces driving firm relocation are expansion and the need for more suitable premises (Pellenbarg et al, 2002). The NEAA (2007) finds that 75% of 44 all Dutch firm relocations take place within the municipality.…”

Section: Locational Inertia and Hypothesesmentioning

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The Old and the Stubborn? Firm Characteristics and Relocation in the Netherlands

Brouwer

2010

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This study gives some insight into the relationships between the spatial environment, firm characteristics and long term existence of firms in the Netherlands. A logit model is employed to investigate the locational difference of firms, considering firm characteristics such as age, size, region and network. The main findings are that (long-term) continuation of the location and firm size are positively associated with long-term existence of firms.

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“…Empirical evidence suggests that entrepreneurship is, to a great extent, a local event (Audretsch et al 2012;Sorenson and Audia 2000). That is, new firms tend to be established and stay in the regions where their founders have previously lived, studied, and worked (Pellenbarg et al 2002;Michelacci and Silva 2007). In that respect, the question for a potential entrepreneur is often what kind of a firm to start in a given location, rather than selecting a location for a given firm (Stam 2007).…”

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The role of local embeddedness and non-local knowledge in entrepreneurial activity

Martynovich

2017

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The article investigates whether the history of individuals' spatial relocation has an impact on their propensity to perform an entrepreneurial entry and post-entry performance of firms they start. By looking at entrepreneurs in the IT services sector in Swedish non-core regions between 1991 and 2010, the article investigates the interaction between individuals' embeddedness in local networks and their exposure to external knowledge accumulation opportunities across different geographical settings, as well as its impact on their entrepreneurial activities. The results of the analysis suggest that individuals with broad spatial relocation histories are more likely to start IT firms in non-core regions, which, in turn, may be expected to survive longer. It is, therefore, claimed that non-local knowledge accumulated through spatial relocation is an important complement to embeddedness in local networks in noncore regions. This complementarity is further related to the evolution of the IT services sector over time.

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Firm Migration

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Agglomeration economies, accessibility and the spatial choice behavior of relocating firms

Agglomeration economies, accessibility and the spatial choice behavior of relocating firms

The Old and the Stubborn? Firm Characteristics and Relocation in the Netherlands

The role of local embeddedness and non-local knowledge in entrepreneurial activity

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