Authors: Burke, Andrew¹; Hanley, Aoife²

Source: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Volume 1, Number 3, 15 January 2010 , pp. 327-345(19)

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

Abstract:

We propose that the effect of market concentration on firm survival is different according to whether an industry is static (low entry and exit) or dynamic. In our empirical analysis, we find support for this hypothesis. Industry concentration rates reduce the survival of new plants, but only in markets marked by low entry and exit rates. Specifically, a 10% increase in the five-firm concentration ratio in a dynamic market raises the survival rate of new ventures by approximately 2%. Our results have implications for the antitrust/competition law indicating less need for regulation of dominant firms in dynamic industries characterised by high entry and exit rates. We use a unique dataset comprising the population of new ventures that enter the UK market in 1998.

Keywords: MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs; Policy and Organisational Management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2010.030980

Affiliations: 1: Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurial Performance and Economics, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL, UK. 2: Germany Institut fur Weltwirtschaft (IfW) (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Dusternbrooker Weg 120, Kiel 24105, Germany

Publication date: 2010-01-15

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