Entrepreneur location decisions across industries

作者: João J. M. Ferreira , Cristina I. Fernandes , Mário L. Raposo , Roy Thurik , João R. Faria

DOI: 10.1007/S11365-015-0370-7

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摘要: In this paper we analyse whether entrepreneur location decisions differ across industries and identify the factors determining choice of between rural urban environments. Firm is based on a new taxonomy developed over influential three dimensions Hayter’s (1997) approach. The uses data from sample one thousand Portuguese firms. We present stylized theoretical model to determine how these five influence firm’s test through logistic regression. Our results show that depend sector activity, type area (urban vs. rural) characteristics entrepreneur. find companies engaged in knowledge intensive business services prefer locate areas. From an institutional point view, firms

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