Exploring the spatial heterogeneity of entrepreneurship in Chinese manufacturing industries

Xibao Li ()
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Xibao Li: Tsinghua University

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2017, vol. 42, issue 5, No 5, 1077-1099

Abstract: Abstract The prevalence of entrepreneurship not only varies across regions, but also differs among industries. Based on a unique data set of 146 manufacturing industries across 30 provincial-level regions in China, this study investigates the importance of geographical conditions and industry dynamism on net entry rates of Chinese manufacturing firms, and empirically explores how these two sets of factors jointly influence the distributional pattern of entrepreneurship. By testing for the significance of interactions between industry dynamism and local condition variables, it is found that growth-driven entrepreneurial activities favor agglomerated regions and do not value knowledge creation capability much, although both knowledge creation capability and factor market maturity are important for a region to attract entrepreneurs pursuing technological opportunities. For start-ups exploiting niche opportunities, agglomeration and local competition both act as deterring factors. Overall, the results confirm the importance of local conditions and industry structural variables as joint determinants of entrepreneurship in Chinese manufacturing industries.

Keywords: Manufacturing entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial opportunities; Local conditions; Industrial structure; Knowledge spillover (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 O14 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9474-7

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