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Long-run drivers of growth for UK high technology firms
Despite the importance of high technology firms to the global economy, relatively little is known about factors contributing to these firms’ long-run growth. We examine these factors using a unique longitudinal dataset combining two waves of detailed surveys of 345 UK high tech firms with performance data from UK official datasets. Overall we conclude that the early strategic decisions made by firms have long-run impacts on their subsequent growth, and we suggest that policy measures targeted at shortfalls faced by these firms may have positive long-term consequences.
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Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Publisher
EmeraldExternal DOI
Volume
17Page range
95-126Book title
Entrepreneurial Growth: Individual, Firm and RegionPlace of publication
LondonISBN
9781785600470Series
Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growthDepartment affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes