The Dynamics of Firm Growth and Survival Under Alternative Forms of Control

Kimya Kamshad

International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1996, vol. 3, issue 3, 331-341

Abstract: The publication of the passive learning model of Jovanovic [Jovanic, B., "Selection and the Evolution of Industry," Econometrica, 1982, 60, 649-670.] initiated a resurgence of interest in firm growth and survival processes. Yet all the recent work has focused on the profit maximizing firm, without considering how robust the results are to alternative forms of control. This paper applies the model to the case of the labour managed firm, a type of firm studied extensively for its divergent behaviour from profit maximising firms. The findings indicate that Jovanovic's key predictions are rendered indeterminate under labour management, although there is evidence to show that the actual empirical relationships continue to hold. In considering possible explanations for the breakdown of the results, we conclude that the Jovanovic model overemphasizes institutional structure to the neglect of more fundamental determinants of growth and survival.midt, Paul Geroski and an anonymous referee for helpful comments and discussions. Any remaining errors are my own.

Keywords: Firm growth; Survival; Labour management; Passive learning., JEL classifications: C61, D21, D73 D9, J54, L2, P13, (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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