Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Per Davidsson, Leona Achtenhagen, Lucia Naldi Издательство: Страниц: 112 ISBN: 1601983565
Описание
Small Firm Growth has two purposes - to review the extant empirical literature on small firm growth by focusing on small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) and to suggest a framework for integrating our knowledge on small firm growth to guide future research. The authors identify a number of key themes: • the conceptualization of small firm growth • assessing small firm growth • factors driving or hindering growth • modes of growth (such as organic growth versus acquisitions) • growth stages and transition • the effects of small firm growth. Small Firm Growth first discusses the nature of the phenomenon of small firm growth and its relation to entrepreneurship as well as size and age. It then moves on to how growth can best be assessed. A major section is devoted to findings on factors that contribute to or hinder firm growth. Following this it offers a section on how small firms grow, if and when they grow at all. In particular, it examines organic growth versus acquisitions;...
