Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Alfred Hecht
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
The impact of restructuring in the manufacturing sector of Kitchener, Ontario has been felt in many ways. For those who were displaced, the alternatives for re-employment were limited. In some cases, workers have turned to self employment and small firm creation as a source of income. This study attempts to quantify the business dynamic at work in the Manufacturing and Business Service sectors in Kitchener between 1987 and 1998. Using a database developed from the Kitchener Business Directory the process of manufacturing loss and service industry increase is studied. The examination follows new business creation, the change in activity within the various size classifications as well as investigating the spatial aspects of this growth and change. Small business creation is proven to have been on the rise during this period while the manufacturing sector in Kitchener was in decline.
Recommended Citation
Charman, Christopher William, "The impact of large plant closure on small firm creation in Kitchener, Ontario, 1987 to 1998" (2001). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 429.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/429
Convocation Year
2001
Convocation Season
Spring