Survival and Employment Growth Contrasts between Types of Owner-Managed High-Technology Firms

Paul Westhead

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1995, vol. 20, issue 1, 5-28

Abstract: This paper examines performance differences between “types†of owner-managed high-technology businesses. Four distinct types of firms are Identified. Technically qualnled spln-out founders“ were the most likely to survive, whilst “young firms with limited technical networks established by Inexperienced founders†were the least likely. Firms In clusters 2 (“technically qualified novice founders utilizing the financial network†) and 1 (“technically qualified spln-out founders†) were more likely to experience employment growth.

Date: 1995
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