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- High growth and gazelle enterprises in Portugal: a firm demography and growth analysisPublication . Sarmento, Elsa; Figueira, Catarina; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Nunes, AlcinaThis 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.
- High growth and gazelles enterprises in Portugal: a firm demography and growth analysisPublication . Sarmento, Elsa; Figueira, Catarina; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Nunes, AlcinaThis 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.
- High-growth entrepreneurship and policy support in PortugalPublication . Sarmento, Elsa; Figueira, Catarina; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Nunes, AlcinaThis paper describes employer enterprise dynamics in Portugal for high-growth and gazelle enterprises for the period 1990-2007, using the methodology by Eurostat and OECD. It discusses stylized facts related to firm performance by size, sector and survival prospects, using two parallel perspectives, by turnover and by employment, when appropriate. It also discusses the importance of existing framework conditions, which may be hindering entrepreneurial activity, as well as current supporting mechanisms offered by the government to encourage start-ups and fast growing SMEs. Regulations and the unique cultural environment in which Portuguese firms operate seem to be instrumental to the understanding of their relatively poorer performance.
- High-growth entrepreneurship and policy support in PortugalPublication . Sarmento, Elsa; Figueira, Catarina; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Nunes, AlcinaThis paper describes employer enterprise dynamics in Portugal for high-growth and gazelle enterprises for the period 1990-2007, using the methodology by Eurostat and OECD. It discusses stylized facts related to firm performance by size, sector and survival prospects, using two parallel perspectives, by turnover and by employment, when appropriate. It also discusses the importance of existing framework conditions, which may be hindering entrepreneurial activity, as well as current supporting mechanisms offered by the government to encourage start-ups and fast growing SMEs. Regulations and the unique cultural environment in which Portuguese firms operate seem to be instrumental to the understanding of their relatively poorer performance.
- Profiling high-growth enterprises in PortugalPublication . Sarmento, Elsa; Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas; Figueira, Catarina; Nunes, AlcinaThis paper describes employer enterprise dynamics in Portugal for high-growth and gazelle enterprises for the period 1990-2007, using the methodology by Eurostat/OECD. It discusses stylized facts related to performance and employment by size, region and sector, to a detail which has not been previously considered, uncovering potential business areas of growth which are of prime importance for the country’s economic growth and development. Two parallel perspectives are provided, by turnover and by employment. We also provide a comparison between Portuguese firms and some of their European counterparts. This contrast highlights differences in performance related to underlying national framework conditions, and specifically to the regulatory and cultural environment in which Portuguese firms operate, which seems to be instrumental to the understanding of their poorer performance.