Location decisions of new ‘Knowledge Intensive Service Activity’ firms: the rural--urban divide

Yancy Vaillant, Esteban Lafuente and Christian Serarols

The Service Industries Journal, 2012, vol. 32, issue 16, 2543-2563

Abstract: This paper analyses the variables that influence the decision to locate knowledge-intensive service activity firms (KISA firms, hereafter) in a rural or an urban area in Spain. The results indicate that the location decision of entrepreneurs choosing to start their KISA firms in a rural area is mainly driven by personal and location-related motivations, whereas the local economic framework is the main motivation of those entrepreneurs who have chosen an urban location for their KISA firms. This allows for important policy-making recommendations, but it also offers significant contributions for entrepreneurship and regional development researchers.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.594880

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