Technology-based SMEs in the Go ¨teborg Region: Their Origin and Interaction with Universities and Large Firms

LINDHOLM DAHLSTRAND A. (1999) Technology-based SMEs in the Go ¨teborg region: their origin and interaction with universities and large firms, Reg. Studies 33 , 379‐389 . This paper investigates the local origins and continued regional interaction of a group of new technology-intensive Go ¨teborg SMEs. The results are based on an original survey of 52 such firms. It finds that these Go ¨teborg SMEs were almost exclusively established as spin-offs by founders who were previously working for another local firm or university. Local links and relationships ‐ especially with the previous employer and with Chalmers University ‐ were initially important for their development. With time, however, the importance of such links has tended to decline, and instead wider national relationships are becoming more important. LINDHOLM DAHLSTRAND A. (1999) PME a la pointe de la technologie situees dans la region de Goteborg: gene ¤ se et synergie quant aux universites et aux grandes entreprises, Reg. Studies 33 , 379-389 . C...

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