FOUNDING CONDITIONS AND THE SURVIVAL OF NEW FIRMS

被引:252
作者
Geroski, P. A. [2 ]
Mata, Jose [1 ]
Portugal, Pedro [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nova Lisboa, Fac Econ, P-1099032 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] London Business Sch, London NW1 4SA, England
[3] Banco Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
survival; new firms; founding conditions; entrepreneurship; AGE-DEPENDENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL MORTALITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ENTRY BARRIERS; START-UPS; EXIT; PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I
10.1002/smj.823
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We analyze the effects of founding conditions on the survival of new firms. Based on arguments from several theoretical perspectives, namely economics, organizational ecology, and the resource-based view of the firm, we develop hypotheses that relate the survival of firms to the conditions confronted by firms at each moment and to those prevailing at the time of founding. We develop an empirical model that allows the effects of founding conditions to be transitory and estimate how long such effects last. The results of estimating such a model indicate that founding effects are important determinants of exit rates. Moreover, in most cases, their effect on survival seems to persist with little attenuation for several years following the founding of the firm. Overall, our findings suggest that there is no absolute superiority of any of the aforementioned theoretical perspectives over the others, and there are important elements in all of them to explain the survival of firms. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:510 / 529
页数:20
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