Neighbourhood effects on firm success and strategy / Bart Willem Henri Sleutjes.

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Sleutjes, Bart Willem Henri

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TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Pallas, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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1283698498
9781283698498
9789048517886
9048517885

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338.642

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HD2341

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Contents:

NEIGHBOURHOOD EFFECTS ON FIRM SUCCESS AND STRATEGY; Index; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A place for area-based policy? The survival and growth of local firms in Dutch residential neighbourhoods; Chapter 3 Cohesion, liveability and firm success in Dutch neighbourhoods; Chapter 4 The added value of neighbourhood-based support networks to local firm growth; Chapter 5 Anchoring of firms in the neighbourhood: Does local social and physical order affect local firms' investment strategies?

Chapter 6 Exploring the role of the neighbourhood in firm relocation: Differences between stayers and movers Chapter 7 The role of the neighbourhood for firm relocation; Chapter 8 Conclusions and discussion; References; Buurteffecten op het success en de strategieën van bedrijven(Samenvatting in het Nederlands)

Dissertation note: doctoral Universiteit Utrecht Summary: As a result of economic transitions and several societal developments over the past 50 years, residential neighbourhoods have developed from being places where people predominantly live into places where people also work. A growing number of small- and medium-sized firms are located in residential neighbourhoods, many of which are home-based. Triggered by relatively high levels of turbulence in residential neighbourhoods and inter-locality variation in firm survival, firm growth and firm relocation, this study concerned whether and how neighbourhood characteristics influence the success of local firms and the strategic options of their entrepreneurs. The research demonstrates that some 'neighbourhood effects' on firm success and strategy do exist, especially for the growing group of solo entrepreneurs and firms in locally-oriented sectors. In particular the social context in which entrepreneurs are embedded matters, as cohesive neighbourhoods trigger both firm growth and entrepreneurial investments. Furthermore, the accumulation of liveability-related problems in disadvantaged neighbourhoods seems to contribute to an unfavourable business climate.

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As a result of economic transitions and several societal developments over the past 50 years, residential neighbourhoods have developed from being places where people predominantly live into places where people also work. A growing number of small- and medium-sized firms are located in residential neighbourhoods, many of which are home-based. Triggered by relatively high levels of turbulence in residential neighbourhoods and inter-locality variation in firm survival, firm growth and firm relocation, this study concerned whether and how neighbourhood characteristics influence the success of local firms and the strategic options of their entrepreneurs. The research demonstrates that some 'neighbourhood effects' on firm success and strategy do exist, especially for the growing group of solo entrepreneurs and firms in locally-oriented sectors. In particular the social context in which entrepreneurs are embedded matters, as cohesive neighbourhoods trigger both firm growth and entrepreneurial investments. Furthermore, the accumulation of liveability-related problems in disadvantaged neighbourhoods seems to contribute to an unfavourable business climate.

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