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Death is not a success: reflections on business exit
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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:17 authored by Alex CoadThis article is a critical evaluation of claims that business exits should not be seen as failures, on the grounds that may constitute voluntary liquidation, or because they are learning opportunities. This can be seen as further evidence of bias affecting entrepreneurship research, where failures are repackaged as successes. This article reiterates that the majority of business exits are unsuccessful. Drawing on ideas from the organisational life course, it is suggested that business ‘death’ is a suitable term for describing business closure. Even cases of voluntary ‘harvest liquidation’ such as retirement can be meaningfully described as business deaths.
Funding
Brighton Fuse 2 (Brighton University lead); G1311; AHRC-ARTS & HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL; AH/L504026/1
Workforce skills and Innovation; G0736; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; ES/F008427/1
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- Published
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- Accepted version
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International Small Business JournalISSN
0266-2426Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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7Volume
32Page range
721-732Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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- Yes
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- Yes
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2014-12-15First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-03-22First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-08-11Usage metrics
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