Entrepreneurship in a Hub-and-Spoke Industrial District: Firm Survey Evidence from Seattle's Technology Industry

Mayer H. Entrepreneurship in a hub-and-spoke industrial district: firm survey evidence from Seattle's technology industry, Regional Studies. The paper investigates entrepreneurial dynamics in a hub-and-spoke industrial district. Using data on the genealogy of high-technology firms in Seattle, Washington State, the study examines the ways in which entrepreneurial firms relate to their parent firms and the role of agglomeration economies. The results illustrate that entrepreneurship is an important vehicle for the diversification of such a district. When compared, hub-related spinoffs such as those founded by former Microsoft employees do not differ much from other start-ups. The differences between Microsoft spinoffs and start-ups are very limited; both diversify the regional economy by entering new markets when compared with their parents.

Puget Sound, Washington, 1854 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Reconnaissance of Duwamish Bay & Seattle Harbor, Washington Ter., by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant; redd. drng by J. R. Key; engd. by Apps. J.J. Knight & F. W. Benner. It was published by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1854. Scale 1:40,000. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Washington State Plane North Coordinate System HARN NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 4601). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows coastal features such as channels, points, coves, islands, bottom soil types, flats, and more. Depths shown by soundings. Includes note. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Joint rules, rules of the Senate and rules of the House of the State Legislature of Washington.

Includes also the state constitution, territorial and state officers, members of the Legislature, standing committees, employees, etc.

Washington reports ... Cases determined in the Supreme court of Washington

Vol. 5-38 are Reprint edition, 1906

Union list of periodicals currently received by the Library of the University of Washington and by the Seattle public library during the year 1909 ; also a list of newspapers in the Seattle public library.

Mode of access: Internet.

Union list of periodicals in the University of Washington libraries and the Seattle public library.

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Proposed estuarine sanctuary grant award for Padilla Bay, Skagit County, Washington, to State of Washington /

At head of title: United States Department of Commerce draft environmental impact statement.

Biennial report of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Washington.

Includes: Biennial report of Factory, Mill and Railroad Inspection, and: Biennial report of the State Inspector of Coal Mines.

Bulletin - State College of Washington, Agricultural Experiment Station.

Mode of access: Internet.

Biennial report of the Department of Agriculture of the state of Washington to the Governor.

Issue for Sept. 30, 1932 has title: Tenth biennial report of the Department of Agriculture and fifth biennial report of the Department of Conservation and Development to the Governor.

Washington territory reports (New series) Cases determined in the Supreme court of territory of Washington

Mode of access: Internet.

Session laws of the state of Washington /

Vols. for 1961-<1997-1998> issued in parts.

Senate Journal of the Legislature of the State of Washington

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The Washington historical quarterly.

Suspended Oct. 1908-Apr. 1912.

House journal of the ... of the state of Washington.

Mode of access: Internet.