Location assessment, relocation and firm performance (original) (raw)

The Old and the Stubborn? Firm Characteristics and Relocation in the Netherlands

European Spatial Research and Policy, 2000

This study gives some insight into the relationships between the spatial environment, firm characteristics and long term existence of firms in the Netherlands. A logit model is employed to investigate the locational difference of firms, considering firm characteristics such as age, size, region and network. The main findings are that (long-term) continuation of the location and firm size are positively associated with long-term existence of firms.

Firm Relocation and Accessibility of Locations Empirical Results from the Netherlands

Transportation Research Record, 2005

This paper describes the empirical results of the estimation of discrete choice models for the location decision of moving firms in a spatial disaggregated environment. Systematic choice sets are applied to account for the choice context of each relocated firm. Each location alternative is described by a set of spatial attributes, including accessibility variables and the migration distance between the origin of the moving firm and the alternative. Firms are analyzed categorized to their mobility profile. These mobility profiles are homogeneous groups of firms with similar mobility characteristics. The models are estimated on an extensive revealed preference dataset with firm migration observations between 1988 and 1997 in the province South Holland, in The Netherlands.

Where and why do firms choose to move? Empirical evidence from Norway

Journal of Transport and Land Use

A key goal for many public policies is to increase the competitiveness of local industries and make areas more attractive for firm location and development. However, little is known about firm relocations even though they are of crucial importance in understanding economic development within a region and the effectiveness of the policies proposed. This paper contributes to filling this gap by looking further into the firm relocation process by estimating models for the decision to relocate and to where. The studied area consists of four counties on the western coast of Norway that generate about half of Norway’s traditional exports. Changes in firm relocations for approximately 16,500 firms within this study area are analyzed. In addition, interviews with firms that relocated are also carried out to support the findings from the model. The results indicate that the decision to relocate is influenced by a firm’s internal and external characteristics such as agglomeration. The results...

Firm-specific and location-specific drivers of business location and relocation decisions

Transport Reviews, 2018

Decisions made by businesses on where to locate or relocate are typically given less consideration than residential location in integrated transport and land use modelling systems. This is surprising given the important role that businesses play in defining employment opportunities, and hence the travel patterns of workers and any travel associated with accessing firms. As part of a larger study on giving firm location choices an endogenous representation in an integrated model system, this paper reviews the existing literature on the drivers of location and relocation decisions in various geographical jurisdictions. The findings provide a starting position in the design of future firm-specific surveys and especially the attributes that are candidates for stated choice experiments and for inclusion in firm location utility equations embedded in integrated strategic model systems.

The effects of firm relocation on firm performance: A literature review

2005

On the one hand, the importance of the geographical and organizational position of a firm for organizational processes, like innovation, and firm performance has become more and more profound over time. On the other hand, the number of firm relocations has increased dramatically during the last decades. It therefore seems logical to study the effects of changes in a firm's geographical and organizational position as a result of relocation on the (innovative) performance of that firm. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the existing insights about these effects.

Locations and Relocations: Modelling, Determinants, and Interrelations

2006

Empirical studies on industrial location do not typically distinguish between new and relocated establishments. This paper addresses this shortcoming using data on the frequency of these events in municipalities of the same economic-administrative region. This enables us to test not only for differences in their determinants but also for interrelations between start-ups and relocations.

The firm relocation decision: An empirical investigation

The Annals of Regional Science, 2004

In the current paper, the determinants of firm relocation behaviour in twenty-one countries during the period 1997-1999 are analyzed. We demonstrate that internal growth factors measured by increases, but also decreases, in the workforce induce firm relocation. Firms that serve larger markets relocate more often. It is also demonstrated that relocations are often a result of acquisitions, mergers and take-overs, which are a consequence of external growth.

A model of internal firm relocation in the Netherlands

A model of internal firm relocation in the Netherlands This paper presents a model of internal relocation of firms in the Netherlands. Firm relocation is driven both by firm internal factors, such as growth, age, and type of activity, as well as external factors, relating to the business cycle, the geographical environment, the composition of the labor force, and the composition of the firm population, as well as linkages with other firms. Using a unique longitudinal database of firms in the Province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, we specify and estimate a model of firm relocation.

What determines the relocation tendency of manufacturing firms?

2011

Firms locate in different areas for different reasons. However, some of them tend to move a new place in order to achieve alternative goals. For instance, the manufacturing survey in 2005 reflects that 30 per cent of the manufacturing firms in the Istanbul Metropolitan Area would like to relocate. Consistently, this paper considers two research questions: the first one is