This study explores heterogeneity in how firms have achieved high growth. Using the population of all firms in Sweden with more than 20 employees in existence in 1996 (n= 11,748), we analyzed their development for each year of the previous 10 years (1987 to 1996). From this population of all...

This article examines a variety of ideas, measures, and empirical facts on how organizations grow. Organizational growth can be achieved in a number of ways; the pattern of firm growth over time can vary across all growth firms. The research analyzed Swedish firms with more than 20 employees for...