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Agglomeration, clusters and entrepreneurship : Studies in regional economic development
- 2014
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these development successes, namely agglomeration, clusters and entrepreneurship.
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- Andersson, Martin, et al.
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Import flows: extraregional linkages stimulating renewal of regional sectors?
- 2013
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In: Environment & Planning A. - : SAGE Publications. - 0308-518X .- 1472-3409. ; 45:12, s. 2999-3017
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We examine the role of regional import flows for renewal of regional industries. The hypothesis is that imports stimulate renewal of local industries by being vehicles for technology diffusion and means by which local firms can exploit advantages of global specialisation. We find robust and positive relationships between high-quality imports and renewal of regional exports, where the latter are measured by the introduction of novel export products of local firms. Connectedness to international markets via import networks appears to be a stimulus for the renewal of regional exports.
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- Andersson, Martin, 1977-, et al.
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Introduction
- 2017
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In: Geographies of Growth: Innovations, Networks and Collaborations. - : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781785360602 - 9781785360596 ; , s. 1-15
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- Backman, Mikaela, 1981-, et al.
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Age of managers and employees – Firm survival
- 2020
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In: Journal of the Economics of Ageing. - : Elsevier. - 2212-828X. ; 15
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Many developed countries will face a disproportionately large share of older individuals in the future. This change may lead to a labour force characterized by older employees and older operational managers. This paper contributes to the existing literature on the effect of aging on firm performance by performing an explorative analysis of how the age of the operational manager and the age composition of employees relate to the survival of Swedish firms during 2004–2013. We observe that the relationship between the age of the operational manager and firm exit changes functional shape when separated into different firm-size categories. Additionally, the age of the operational manager tends to be more important for new firms compared to incumbents. The share of older employees is positively associated with firm survival.
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- Backman, Mikaela, 1981-, et al.
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Ageing places : convergence and the role of the foreign population
- 2023
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In: Regional studies. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0034-3404 .- 1360-0591.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Using data for over four decades, we examine the ageing of Swedish municipalities and if there has been convergence or divergence across time and space, where we differentiate across the urban–rural hierarchy. As migration is claimed to be a moderating factor in the ageing of places, we assess how the share of immigrants relates to ageing patterns. Our findings show that the share of older individuals increases in more peripheral localities and that there has been convergence across municipalities. However, the share of foreign population is negatively related to the ageing profile of a place.
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- Backman, Mikaela, 1981-, et al.
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Entrepreneurship and age across time and space
- 2018
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In: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0040-747X .- 1467-9663. ; 109:3, s. 371-385
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Studies confirm an inverted U-shaped relationship between age and entrepreneurship. This paper deepens the understanding of this relationship by analysing how the relationship varies across time and across different types of regions, aspects often overlooked in the current literature. An individual perspective is taken, and the probability of starting a firm is expected to increase as individuals' age but at a decreasing rate. The results show significant differences in the relationship between the age of individuals and the rate of entrepreneurship across time and space. The age-entrepreneurship profile has shifted to the left over time such that individuals are younger when they start firms.
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- Backman, Mikaela, 1981-, et al.
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Location of New Firms : Influence of Commuting Behaviour
- 2017
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In: Growth and Change. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0017-4815 .- 1468-2257. ; 48:4, s. 682-699
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In the entrepreneurship literature, it is generally assumed that an individual establishes a new firm in a location in which they have strong ties, normally in the municipality of residence or employment. We scrutinise this general assumption and show that firm location depends on individual characteristics, such as the commuting experience. Our results show that commuting influences the firm location choice. The probability of establishing a firm in the work municipality increases if the entrepreneur is a commuter, holding constant the type of region and unobservable and observable individual features.
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