An ecological perspective on entrepreneurship in industrial districts

Udo Staber

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 1997, vol. 9, issue 1, 45-64

Abstract: The model of industrial districts postulates that business foundings are driven by co--operative and competitive processes. These dynamic processes reflect inter--firm learning, operational flexibility, and constant innovation, and are seen as the source of a district's economic vitality. However, empirical studies have usually followed static research designs and investigators have tended to make dynamic inferences from cross--sectional data. In this study, the author draws on organizational ecological theory to test hypotheses concerning temporal variations in the relationship between co--operation, competition, and business founding rates in a textile--clothing district in Germany.

Date: 1997
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