Founding conditions and the survival of new firms

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serval:BIB_CB5E6109402F
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Founding conditions and the survival of new firms
Journal
Strategic Management Journal
Author(s)
Geroski P.A., Mata J., Portugal P.
ISSN
0143-2095
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
31
Number
5
Pages
510-529
Language
english
Abstract
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.
Keywords
survival, new firms, founding conditions, entrepreneurship, Age-Dependence, Organizational mortality, Competitive advantage, Size distribution, Entry barriers, Start-Ups, Exit, Performance, Industry, Knowledge
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