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The performance of young firms: patterns of evolution in the growth-profitability space

Steffens, Paul R.; Davidsson, Per; Fitzsimmons, Jason R. - 2006

The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...

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Growth and Profitability in Small and Medium Sized Australian Firms

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Steffens, Paul R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005

This study investigated the longitudinal behaviour of growth rates and profitability for a large sample of Australian firms. Similar to previous studies, growth rates were found to be much more volatile than profitability measures. Using a regression equation with lagged profit and growth...

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Entrepreneurial Intentions towards Individual vs. Corporate Entrepreneurship

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005

engage in individual entrepreneurship or corporate entrepreneurship having different attitudinal antecedents, with one of the …

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Entrepreneurship and family firms : a case study in growth and survival

Morris, Mervyn J. - 2009

Entrepreneurial marketing has gained popularity in both the entrepreneurship and marketing disciplines in recent times … entrepreneurship and marketing. There is now an emerging body of work dedicated to this interface, hence the development of … gaining recognition in mainstream entrepreneurship and marketing literature. For example new marketing textbooks now …

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Venture idea newness, relatedness and performance in nascent ventures

Semasinge, Dissanayake; Davidsson, Per - 2009

called - and their contextual fit are key research goals in entrepreneurship (Davidsson, 2004). We define venture idea as … ''business model''. Even though venture ideas are central to entrepreneurship yet its characteristics and their effect to the … (2000) introduced entrepreneurship as the nexus of opportunities and individuals. In line with this some scholars has …

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Operationalising the resource based view for nascent and young firms : development of a scale for resource advantage and disadvantages

Steffens, Paul R. - 2008

opportunity for researchers to better operationalise RBV theory in studies within the domain of entrepreneurship. Cost (4 items; 0 … opportunity for researchers to better operationalise RBV theory in studies within the domain of entrepreneurship … increasingly drawn on within Strategic Management. While theoretical contributions appling RBV in the domain of entrepreneurship …

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Marketing Buzz: Towards a Framework for Entrepreneurs

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J.; Steffens, Paul R. - 2007

Despite the increasing recognition of the importance of word of mouth as an integral component of a firms’ marketing efforts, there has been little emphasis on developing suitable guidelines for entrepreneurs who wish to leverage scarce resources by pursuing more innovative marketing...

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Entrepreneurs and intertemporal decision making

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Davidsson, Per - 2006

This paper investigates the decision making behaviour of individuals with respect to attributes considered relevant to the assessment of potential venture opportunities. Using a decision making experiment, we were able to consider the behaviour of individuals taking into account their risk and...

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A Choice Modelling Approach to Predict Entrepreneurial Intentions from Attitudes and Perceived Abilities

Steffens, Paul R.; Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2006

-choice modeling. The attributes in the model are based on the economic factors as previously identified in the entrepreneurship …

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