Changes in Regional Firm Founding Activities: A Theoretical Explanation and Empirical Evidence (Routledge Studies in Global Competition)

Of interest to industrial and regional economists as well as those working in business schools, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the reasons and determinants of firm creation. The author, based at the Max Planck Institute - one of the leading centres for evolutionary economics - using a multi-disciplinary approach analyzes the topic

Part of the highly successful Studies in Global Competition series and written by an author based at the Max Planck Institute in Germany – one of the world’s leading centres of evolutionary economics, this book looks at the medium to long term development of firm founding activity.

Developing a framework with which to focus on development and change in regional firm founding activities and split into two sections, it:

• explores changes in regional firm founding activities; looking at empirical evidence based on the analysis of fifty German regions


• examines positive examples or 'role models' that can lead to change in regional start-up activities, analyzing its impact both theoretically and empirically in the German town of Jena.

Incisive and based on empirical research, this book is a key resource for students engaged with change and development in entrepreneurial and regional start-up activities and the environmental impact of start up decisions as well as to policy makers in this area.

Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 10 Tables......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 14 1 Introduction......Page 16 2 Theoretical considerations on changes in regional firm founding activities......Page 24 3 Empirical evidence......Page 84 4 Positive examples and their impact on regional start-up activities......Page 141 5 Conclusions......Page 188 Appendix A......Page 202 Appendix B: Identification of maxima and minima in the time series......Page 220 Appendix C: Classification schema......Page 222 Appendix D: Interview guide for interviews on reasons for changes in regional firm founding activities......Page 234 Appendix D: D.2 Case study Jena: Interview guide for interviews with experts......Page 237 Appendix E: Case study Jena: Interview guide for interviews with firms......Page 241 Appendix F: Interview guide for interviews on reasons for changes in regional firm founding activities......Page 245 Notes......Page 258 References......Page 266 Index......Page 279 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Considerations On Changes In Regional Firm Founding Activities -- 3. Empirical Evidence -- 4. Positive Examples And Their Impact On Regional Start-up Activities -- 5. Conclusions. Dirk Fornahl. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [251]-263) And Index. A key resource for industrial and regional economists and those working in business schools, this book provides an analysis of the reasons and determinants of firm creation. Multi-disciplinary in approach it focuses on regional, industrial and individual determinants