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Abstract(s)
This paper describes employer enterprise dynamics in Portugal for High Growth and Gazelle
enterprises for the period 1990-2007 and discusses the main stylized facts related to these
firms´ performance, longevity and employment by size, region and sector. Two parallel
perspectives are provided, by turnover and by employment. The analysis carried out is based
on a comprehensive dataset which provides the platform for uncovering features of
Portuguese firms which have not been examined to such a detail before. In doing so, this
study reveals potential business areas of growth which are of prime importance for a
country’s economic growth and development.
In addition, the paper also provides an international comparison between Portuguese firms
and those in the UK. This comparison enables us to explore differences in national
framework conditions and conclude that the regulatory environment in which Portuguese
firms operate seem to be instrumental to the explanation of their poor performance relative to their UK counterparts.
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Keywords
High growth firms Gazelles Performance Portugal
Citation
Sarmento, Elsa de Morais; Figueira, Catarina; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Nunes, Alcina (2012). High growth and gazelle enterprises in Portugal: a firm demography and growth analysis. In 57th ICSB World Conference: Leading from the edge: Creativity, innovation & entrepreneurship. Wellington, New Zealand. ISBn 978-0-9819028-4-5
Publisher
International Council for Small Business (ICSB)