The Impact of Functional Integration and Spatial Proximity on the Post-entry Performance of Knowledge Intensive Business Service Firms

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Dynamics of Firm Profitability and Growth: Do Knowledge-Intensive (Business) Services Persistently Outperform?

“…This finding is in line with Koch and Strotmann (2006) who provide empirical evidence that surviving, small and young KIBS firms tend to grow faster than their larger and older competitors.…”

Market extension and knowledge management strategies of knowledge-intensive business services

“…This result is consistent with other empirical analyses on KIBS (Koch & Strotmann, 2006;Corrocher et al, 2009).…”

“…This question is suggested from some empirical studies such as the one carried out by Koch & Strotmann (2006) on KIBS located in three German regions (Bremen, Munich, Stuttgart); they pointed out the opportunity of growth for KIBS having customers outside their location. Other studies highlight the global nature of such firms, the so-called 'born global' (Roberts, 1999;Falay et al 2007); they are characterized by a strong international market approach to overcome the limit of the local context or to leverage on the relational competencies and expertise of the founding teams that could be better exploit on a global dimension.…”

Incubating an Illusion? Long-Term Incubator Firm Performance after Graduation

“…The majority of firms do not experience considerable growth, if any. This confirms previous studies on incubator firm growth (Seeger 1997;Storey and Strange 1992;Westhead and Storey 1994), and also more general empirical studies that focus on the development of young and newly founded ventures (e.g., Brüderl, Preisendörfer, and Ziegler 1996;Koch and Strotmann 2006).…”