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Davidsson, Per; Achtenhagen, Leona; Naldi, Lucia - 2010

We review and discuss the literature on small firm growth with an intention to provide a useful vantage point for new research studies regarding this important phenomenon. We first discuss conceptual and methodological issues that represent critical choices for those who research growth and...

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Interpreting Performance in Research on Independent Entrepreneurship

Davidsson, Per - 2007

The performance of the often young and independent businesses studies in entrepreneurship research is not only …

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The role of digressive learning and uniqueness on performance : longitudinal evidence from young firms

Pesamaa, Ossi; Salunke, Sandeep; Davidsson, Per - 2011

competitive performance. Developing unique products and services to offer in the marketplace is not only important for established … considerable experience and management know-how. That is, these firms differ significantly in their attributes and performance from …

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“Entrepreneurial management” as a strategic choice in firm behavior : linking it with performance

Kuhn, Brite; Sassmannshausen, Sean; Zolin, Roxanne - 2010

management with firm performance. Our argument here is that companies that follow core principals of entrepreneurial management … should outperform other more administrative firms in certain measures of strategic performance. This paper builds on an … of “entrepreneurial management” with firm performance. To our knowledge, even so Stevenson’s definition of …

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For the better or the worse? The impact of business idea changes on new venture performance and novelty

Burgers, Henri; Sawang, Sukanlaya - 2011

enhancing uniqueness, which in turn enhances new venture performance. Second is that our results show that changes have limited … affect on uniqueness and performance for entrepreneurs aiming at maximising opportunities, but that changing the business … business idea to gain higher performance and a more unique product offering. …

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Conceptualizing accelerated internationalization in the born global firm: A dynamic capabilities perspective

Weerawardena, J.; Sullivan Mort, Gillian; Liesch, P; … - 2007

Existing approaches at explaining accelerated internationalization of born global firms are incomplete as they do not capture the learning that is undertaken by these firms and their founders prior to the firm's legal establishment. Building on the extant literature and drawing on the dynamic...

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Can You Hear Me Now? Examining Market Discourse as a Sensemaking Mechanism of Entrepreneurial Actions in the U.S. Wireless Telephone Industry, 1998-2007

Livengood, R. Scott - 2010

Entrepreneurial actions, such as new product introductions, infuse new information and drive the market process by moving the market either toward or away from existing market conditions. These products cause uncertainty for market participants, who engage in discourse as a sensemaking mechanism...

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Thesis of returnee entrepreneurs in a high-tech cluster: Zhongguancun Science Park in China

Dai, Ou - 2010

examines the relationship between the characteristics of returnees and their firms’performance in comparison with non … development of anew channel for knowledge spillovers. The findings also shed light on the relationshipbetween performance … such as socialcapital and networks on a firm’s performance. The thesis provides a new insight into thefactors determining …

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