Purpose: Few high-growth firms (HGFs) are able to maintain high-growth over time. The purpose of this paper is to find out why only a small number of firms become persistent HGFs, explicitly focusing on the role of the founding entrepreneur in this process. Design/methodology/approach:...

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the effect of industry growth rates on the characteristics of high-growth firms (HGFs) that are active in a particular industry. By making a distinction between HGFs active in stable and declining industries and HGFs active in growing and high-growing...

Volatile environments often force companies to renew their market strategy. In this study, the focus is on the process aspects of a renewal that is characterized by a high degree of ‘muddling through’. This study wants to (1) show the complexity and incremental nature of market strategy...

In the current business environment IT outsourcing has gained prominence. Many firms in Europe outsource their IT requirements to Asia. This study analyzes the factors which favor this trend in which clients are based in Europe and vendors are based in Asia. From a strategic perspective, this...

The impact of the internet on horizontal and vertical competition : market efficiency and value chain reconfiguration / Anita Elberse, Patrick Barwise, Kathy Hammond -- Trust among strangers in internet transactions : empirical analysis of eBay' s reputation system / Paul Resnick, Richard...

Introduction / Rudy Martens, Aim(c)Øe Heene, Ron Sanchez -- The impact of corporate venturing on a firm's competence modes / J. Henri Burgers, Frans A.J. Van Den Bosch, Henk W. Volberda -- Increasing technological innovation competence through intra-organizational communication networks /...

Introduction / Aim(c)Øe Heene, Rudy Martens, Ron Sanchez -- Learning and capability development : the impact of social capital / Sigrid De Wever -- Reducing the vulnerability of capabilities through interfirm knowledge transfer / Bui Tue Quynh, Rudy Martens -- Moderate systemic inference in...

This volume of papers develops the competence perspective on learning and dynamic capabilities development. The first two papers explore how organizational competence and dynamic capabilities can support the competitive position of a firm. The next two papers are devoted to strategic,...