Small firm survival and technological activity

    Authors

    R. Agarwal

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Small Bus. Econ. Group

    Keywords

    LIFE-CYCLE; INDUSTRIES; EVOLUTION; DIFFUSION; PATTERNS; ENTRY; EXIT; Business; Economics; Management

    Abstract

    The paper investigates the post entry performance of small firms competing under different technological environments. Small firm survival is compared over technical and non-technical products and over stages of differing technological activity. The empirical results, in the context of the product life-cycle framework, show that small firms enjoy a higher probability of survival in stages of high technological activity, and in products that are more technical in nature. Technological activity is also seen to affect the shape of the hazard rate function, implying that the relation between technological activity, age and small firm survival may be complex.

    Journal Title

    Small Business Economics

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    215

    Last Page

    224

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000076471100002

    ISSN

    0921-898X

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