A Process Model of Locational Change in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Evolutionary Perspective
2006-03-27
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Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
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How do changes in the spatial organization of entrepreneurial firms come about? This paper provides a conceptualisation of the process of locational change. A process model of locational change is constructed on the basis of an empirical study of 109 locational events during the life course of 25 young firms in knowledge intensive sectors (knowledge services and biomedicals). This process model of locational change maps both internal and external variation and selection processes. This model contributes to the development of a causal process theory of the spatial development of (new) firms.
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Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classification System
- O32 : Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
- M : Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting
- L22 : Firm Organization and Market Structure: Markets vs. Hierarchies; Vertical Integration; Conglomerates
- M13 : New Firms; Startups
- L21 : Business Objectives of the Firm
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- locational
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- organization
- selection
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- resource
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- research
- selection environment
- economic
- knowledge
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- event
- locational initiatives
- model
- market
- initiative
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