This article explores the persistence of market leadership in Japanese manufacturing industries over the period 1975-2004. By applying survival data techniques, we examine how long market leadership persists and how the duration of market leadership varies according to industry-specific...

This study investigates firm growth as the post-entry performance of new start-up firms. Using data on Japanese manufacturing firms founded during 1992-1996, the determinants of growth are identified among new start-up firms. The effect is examined, not only of firm-specific characteristics but...