Characteristics and performance of new firms and spinoffs in Sweden
(2013) In Industrial and Corporate Change 22(1). p.245-280- Abstract
- We analyse the rate of formation, the characteristics, and the performance of different types of new firms in Sweden over a decade. Comparisons with Denmark, Brazil, and the United States suggest that the environment for new firm formation in Sweden is not markedly different than elsewhere. In line with previous studies, spin-offs of incumbents perform better than other types of new firms, particularly if their parent firm continues to operate. A novel finding is that the larger the size of their parent, the greater is the rate of employment growth of spin-offs. This contrasts sharply with findings for firms with a single owner.
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- author
- Andersson, Martin LU and Klepper, Steven
- organization
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- Industrial and Corporate Change
- volume
- 22
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 245 - 280
- publisher
- Oxford University Press
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- wos:000314117600009
- scopus:84873250504
- ISSN
- 0960-6491
- DOI
- 10.1093/icc/dts046
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 5d8fb7e9-6809-4629-94b8-530c5f527454 (old id 3591114)
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