Performing in Dutch book publishing 1880--2008: the importance of entrepreneurial experience and the Amsterdam cluster
Performing in Dutch book publishing 1880--2008: the importance of entrepreneurial experience and the Amsterdam cluster
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DOI:
10.1093/jeg/lbq048
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发表时间:
2011-11
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Barbara Heebels;R. Boschma
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作者:
Barbara Heebels;R. Boschma
This paper investigates the spatial clustering of the book publishing industry. By means of a hazard model, we examine the effect of agglomeration economies and pre-entry entrepreneurial experience on the survival chances of publishing firms. Whereas such survival analyses have been conducted for manufacturing industries, they are still scarce for cultural and service industries. Based on a unique dataset of all book publishers founded between 1880 and 2008 in the Netherlands, the paper demonstrates that the clustering of book publishers in the Amsterdam region did not increase the survival of Amsterdam firms. Instead, prior experience in publishing and related industries had a positive effect on firm survival. The Amsterdam cluster was characterized by high entry and exit levels mainly. Interestingly, the Amsterdam cluster did not function as an attractor for publishing firms from other regions, but rather acted as an incubator for firms that relocated to other regions.