Firm growth is almost universally portrayed as a good thing, and is commonly used as a measure of success. Applying resource-based reasoning, we argue that growth is often not a sign of sound development. Specifically, we hypothesize that firms which grow without first securing high levels of...

The purpose of this study is to identify key institutional determinants of firm emergence and growth. We do this using various types of data from Sweden. A characterization of a number of institutions and policy measures shows that they are likely to have contributed to an environment that...

Corporate venturing activities can expand a firm's business by creating new products and entering new markets. The literature suggests that entrepreneurial management should have a positive effect on corporate venturing activities and, as a consequence of this, a positive effect on a company's...

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...

Proposes a model of determinants of individual small firm growth as a manner for measuring the occurrence and continuance of entrepreneurship. This model is based on the idea that growth motivation is a determinant of actual growth. This growth motivation is determined by perceived ability,...

What is Entrepreneurship? -- Entrepreneurship as Research Domain -- This Thing Called “Theory” -- General Design Issues -- Sampling Issues -- Operationalization Issues -- Special Topic: Preparing a “Secondary” Data Set -- Special Topic: Job Creation as the Dependent Variable -- Special...