The growth of firms a survey of theories and empirical evidence
Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalogue of empirical work, as well as a coherent...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
c2009
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| Series: | New perspectives on the modern corporation
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalogue of empirical work, as well as a coherent theoretical structure within which these new results can be interpreted and understood. It brings together a large body of recent research on firm growth from a multidisciplinary perspective, providing an up-to-date synthesis of stylized facts and empirical regularities. Numerous empirical findings and theories of firm growth are also surveyed and compared in order to evaluate their validity 1. Introduction -- 2. Firm size distributions -- 3. Growth rates distributions -- 4. Gibrat's Law -- 5. Profits, productivity and firm growth -- 6. Innovation and firm growth -- 7. Other determinants of firm growth -- 8. Theoretical perspectives -- 9. Growth strategies -- 10. Growth of small and large firms -- 11. Conclusion |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 199 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781848443273 1848443277 9781848449107 |