Business Dynamism in High Tech

Defining "high tech"

High tech: a high-tech industry is defined by the presence of four factors: a high proportion of scientists, engineers, and technicians; a high proportion of R&D employment; production of high-tech products, as specified on a Census Bureau list of advanced-technology products; and the use of high-tech production methods, including intense use of high-tech capital goods and services in the production process Kauffman

A Congressional Office of Technology Assessment document describes high-technology firms as those “engaged in the design, development, and introduction of new products and/or innovative manufacturing processes through the systematic application of scientific and technical knowledge.”

National Science Foundation report on science and technology resources also refers to the employment of scientists, engineers, and technicians and to measures of R&D activities as “two of the most important parameters of innovation” and uses those two parameters “as surrogates for measuring the broader concept of innovation.”

Which of these is best definition?

High tech and firm birth/death

Kauffman study found that decline in business dynamism occurred in both the general U.S. economy and the high-tech sector in the post-2000 period. As part of this decline in dynamism, Kauffman found indicators of a slowdown in entrepreneurship in the high-tech sector in the post-2000 period.

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Defining terms

high tech: You know it when you see it - it's Apple's iPhone 6S, Amazon Prime's 1 hour product delivery, it's a minute computer chip with blinking lights and beeping buttons.

One of the best definitions of "high tech" comes from the Kauffman Institute, which defines a high-tech industry by "the presence of four factors: a high proportion of scientists, engineers, and technicians; a high proportion of R&D employment; production of high-tech products, as specified on a Census Bureau list of advanced-technology products; and the use of high-tech production methods, including intense use of high-tech capital goods and services in the production process."

Business dynamism: the dynamic process of firms entering and exiting the economy

Intro

Forbes reports that 43% of Americans believe there are good opportunities for entrepreneurship, and that between 2008 and 2012, 56% of adults believed they had the capability to start a business. [1] These high confidence levels show the American perception of entrepreneurship and innovation as being higher than in many innovation-driven economies. [2] It's clear that Americans believe there are good opportunities for starting a business and that they have the capabilities to start a business. But the