DO SMALL FIRMS CREATE JOBS?

Olav R. Spilling
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Olav R. Spilling: Norwegian School of Management, Sandvika, Norway

Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 1996, vol. 04, issue 02, 147-161

Abstract: The role of small firms in job creation in Norway is examined for the period 1980–90 by analysing births, expansions, contractions and closures. Data on establishments, which are applied as a proxy for firms, reveal that small establishments as a whole are the only group providing a net positive contribution to job creation over the period. However, further analysis of the data reveals that very significant proportions of job creation may be attributed to a small part of the establishments, and generally small establishments turn out to be poor job creators.

Date: 1996
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