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Title [sv]
Entreprenörskap.i periferin: Var och hur kan perifera regioner dra nytta av socialt kapital för regional utveckling?
Title [en]
Entrepreneurship in peripheries. Where and how can peripheral regions benefit from social ties and social embeddedness of nascent entrepreneurs?
Abstract [sv]
Liksom i många andra nationer kommer allt tydligare signaler om att Sverige håller på att slitas isär. Vi ser storstadsregioner med starkt näringsliv och omfattande byggande, och platser långt från storstäderna som stagnerar och där servicen gradvis tunnas ut. Detta riskerar i sin tur leda till en stark uppdelning vad gäller politiska värderingar och tilltro till det traditionella politiska systemet.Ny forskning tyder dock på att landsbygdsutveckling genom lokalt företagande och med stöd av lokalt socialt kapital kan skapa universella förutsättningar för en hållbar landsbygdsutveckling. Trots detta vet vi lite om de exakta mekanismerna som gör att socialt kapital kan leda till ekonomisk förnyelse och hållbar landsbygdsutveckling.Med hjälp av avancerade kvantitativa metoder och svenska registerdata syftar projektet till att analysera förhållandet mellan entreprenörskap, socialt kapital och regional utveckling. Genom att särskilt fokusera på landsbygdsområden och/eller perifera regioner kommer projektet svara på om, och i så fall hur, entreprenörskap kan översättas till regional utveckling och vilka typer av sociala band som kan bidra till skapandet av nya arbetstillfällen och ekonomisk förnyelse. I linje med EU: s smarta specialiseringsagenda kommer projektet att ge ny kunskap om hur lokala kompetenser och resurser ska tillämpas för att utveckla lokalt anpassade regionala utvecklingsstrategier
Abstract [en]
As in many developed countries, Sweden is experiencing divergence in terms of socioeconomic development between prosperous metropolitan regions and declining peripheries. This poses challenges not only for economic prosperity but also for political stability, since rising discontent in declining regions might be a source of increasing populism.Therefore, there is a need for better policies for lagging regions. Recent research suggests that development of new economic activities through local entrepreneurship and with the support of local social capital might provide universal conditions for sustainable rural development. Still, the exact mechanisms how this can lead to economic renewal and sustainable rural development is still missing.Using advanced quantitative methods and high-quality Swedish register-data the project aims to comparatively investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship, social capital and regional development. By particularly focusing on rural and/or peripheral regions the project will scrutinize whether, and how, entrepreneurial activities can be translated to regional development and how entrepreneurial social ties can facilitate the creation of new jobs and regional diversification. In line with the Smart Specialization agenda of the EU, this project will provide new knowledge on how local competences and resources should be applied to develop tailor-made regional development strategies.
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Habersetzer, A., Rataj, M., Eriksson, R. & Mayer, H. (2021). Entrepreneurship in rural regions: The role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms. Regional studies, 55(5), 936-950
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Entrepreneurship in rural regions: The role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms
2021 (English)In: Regional studies, ISSN 0034-3404, E-ISSN 1360-0591, Vol. 55, no 5, p. 936-950Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of industry experience and home advantage of entrepreneurs for the competitiveness of new firms in rural regions. We assume that spinoffs founded by local entrepreneurs are generally the most competitive form of entry, and show the highest comparative advantage in rural and peripheral regions. We use matched employer-employee data for Sweden to test the effect of industry experience and home advantage on firm survival, and job growth of surviving firms during the period 2004-2012. Our results suggest that industry experience is more important than home advantage for firm survival, but that firms in core areas do benefit from home advantage. Regarding job growth, home advantage seems to be more important than industry experience but with varying significance over the regional hierarchy. After controlling for survival, the positive effect on job growth of being locally embedded seems to be confined to entrepreneurs in more peripheral regions.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2021
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, spinoffs, home advantage, periphery
National Category
Economic Geography
Research subject
Social and Economic Geography
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-175155 (URN)10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038 (DOI)000584779900001 ()2-s2.0-85095724526 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Swedish Research Council Formas, 2019-00664
Available from: 2020-09-17 Created: 2020-09-17 Last updated: 2021-07-01Bibliographically approved
Principal InvestigatorEriksson, Rikard
Coordinating organisation
Umeå University
Funder
Period
2020-01-01 － 2022-12-31
National Category
Economic Geography
Identifiers
DiVA, id: project:2139Project, id: 2019-00664_Formas

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