Similar Search Results

Does quality make a difference? Employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2011

This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286291

Globalization and Innovation in a Mature Industry: Furniture Manufacturing in Canada

Drayse, Mark - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 3, pp. 299-318

Drayse M. H. Globalization and innovation in a mature industry: furniture manufacturing in Canada, Regional Studies … continental and global economies. The industry has followed a high-road development path based on innovation in products … the modern free-trade era in 1989. [image omitted] Drayse M. H. La mondialisation et l'innovation dans une industrie en …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224295

Growth Regimes over Time and Space

Audretsch, David; Fritsch, Michael - In: Regional Studies 36 (2002) 2, pp. 113-124

technologiques relatifs a l'innovation, tiree de la documentation sur l'economie industrielle, se voit etendre afin de developper la …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005141228

Does Location Matter for Firms' R&D Behaviour? Empirical Evidence for Danish Firms

Smith, Valdemar; Broberg, Anni Lene; Overgaard, Jesper - In: Regional Studies 36 (2002) 8, pp. 825-832

In this paper, we analyse whether regional location matters for Danish firms' R&D performance. In accordance with KLEINKNECHT and POOT's, 1992, survey, we test the urban hierarchy hypothesis stating that firms in urban agglomerations are more likely to perform R&D than firms elsewhere. Using a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005458028

Co-operation in Regional Innovation Systems

Fritsch, Michael - In: Regional Studies 35 (2001) 4, pp. 297-307

institutions. The link between the cooperative behaviour of firms and the performance of the regional innovation system remains … entre le partenariat des entreprises et la performance des systemes d'innovation regionaux reste ambigu. In dem Aufsatz wird …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005638151

New business formation and regional development: A survey and assessment of the evidence

Fritsch, Michael - 2011

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge about the effect of new business formation on regional development. After a brief sketch of the origins of research on this issue, the main results of different lines of inquiry are discussed. Main issues are the development of start-up cohorts,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286299