This study seeks to determine what distinguishes rapid-growth firms--defined as firms with a three-year compound annual sales growth rate of 80% or above--from slow-growth firms.First, a review of the literature on high-growth firms uncovers a comprehensive list of factors that potentially...

We examine whether financial expert audit committee members tailor their approach to overseeing the corporate tax planning process according to the firm's business strategy. We predict and find that such directors encourage defender‐type firms (characterized partially by high risk aversion) to...

Introduction / Shaker A. Zahra, Donald O. Neubaum and James C. Hayton -- Part I corporate entrepreneurship and internal venturing -- 1. Internal corporate venturing: a review of (almost) five decades of literature / Susan A. Hill and Stylianos Georgoulas -- 2. Who is the corporate entrepreneur?...