...Andrew Atherton; Zhan Gao Purpose This study analyses the growth patterns of listed Chinese companies in China during the 2000s and 2010s. Two key questions are considered: firstly, does finance affect firm growth in China? And, secondly, do private enterprises grow more quickly than state-owned...

...Pourya Darnihamedani; Patrick J. Murphy Purpose We examine how formal institutions influence the employment growth ambitions of entrepreneurial firms with an explicit focus on how their influence varies for early-stage versus established entrepreneurial firms. Design/methodology/approach We...

... structures will be used for assessment, judgment and decision-making about opportunity evaluation and pursuing growth strategies (Kuratko et al., 2023) and lead to innovation (Ashourizadeh et al., 2014 ; Ettlie et al., 2014 ; Howells, 1995 ; Loasby, 2006). However...

.... Firms, to an extent, appear to be confronted with the liability of aging but not with the liability of smallness. Innovation Growth SMEs Small firms Narongsak Thongpapanl is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: TEK@brocku.ca 12 03 2018 19 03 2018 30 03...

...Carlos Poblete Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a model suggesting that innovation may act as a motivating force that increases entrepreneurs’ growth expectations, in which entrepreneurs’ growth expectations are shaped by their subjective values and entrepreneurial experience...

...Nigel Culkin Purpose – The growth in popularity of the regional innovation system approach has, in part, been driven by the need for economies to respond to the after shocks of the global financial crisis. At the same time, the author sees the term anchor institutions are used increasingly...

...Tove Brink; Svend Ole Madsen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal how managers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can utilise their participation in research-based training to enable innovation and growth. Design/methodology/approach – Action research and action...

...James A. Wolff; Timothy L. Pett; J. Kirk Ring Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between learning orientation (LO), entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and firm growth in small- and medium-sized firms (SMEs). The authors theoretically argue for a mediation effect...

...Torben Eli Bager; Kent Wickstrøm Jensen; Pia Schou Nielsen; Tue Avbæk Larsen Purpose – Entrepreneurial learning through formal growth-oriented training programs for SME managers promises to enhance the growth competences and growth intentions of the enrolled managers. The impact of such programs...

...Caroline Swee Lin Tan; Kosmas X. Smyrnios; Lin Xiong Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate drivers of learning orientation (LO) in 253 Australian fast-growth small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) through an examination of the interrelationships between transformational leadership (TL...

...Andrea Furlan; Roberto Grandinetti; Adriano Paggiaro Purpose – Business research and entrepreneurship literature typically examines external resources as input or output of entrepreneurial (or high) growth. The purpose of this paper is to combine these two perspectives in describing and modeling...

... innovation had, or would, contributed to growth in the future are also explored. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative study involving micro-level exploration of eight growth-oriented rural small firms and their implementation of eco innovation. These case studies involved semi-structured...

...Lucio Cassia; Tommaso Minola Purpose This study seeks to focus on factors characterizing a pool of hyper‐growth firms, trying to gather insights on how the hyper‐growth firms achieve hyper‐growth. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework is proposed, borrowing well established...

... this paper addresses. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Technology SMEs provide significant sources of innovation and are a powerful means for growth and development in regional economies (Cooper and Park, 2008). Researchers highlight the importance of supporting innovative technology firms...

...Iraj Hashi; Besnik A. Krasniqi Purpose This paper seeks to examine the impact of firms' technological capability and other firm and environmental characteristics on the growth of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in six transition countries at different stages of transition. It compares...

...Sara Carter Portfolio entrepreneurship can be an important small business growth strategy, particularly in sectors where economies of scale can be achieved at a relatively low level. This paper reports results of a survey examining the role of farms in the creation of new businesses in rural areas...

...Colm O’Gorman This paper explores the factors that determine the sustainability of growth in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Previous research has shown that SME growth may be the consequence of the strategic choices of entrepreneurs or the structural characteristics of the external...

...Richard Choueke; Roger Armstrong This paper precedes the final stages of a five‐year research project the aim of which was to seek explanations as to reasons for “organizational growth” and “business success” in the small and medium size enterprise (SME) sector. The groundwork for the empirical...

...Anuradha Basu; Arati Goswami Analyses the factors influencing South Asian entrepreneurial expansion in Great Britain and the validity of conventional wisdom which attributes its success to cultural factors. It suggests that entrepreneurial growth depends positively on educational attainment...

... trading; 4 adolescence ‐ the new firm becomes established. Paul D.   Reynolds , Sammis B.   White . The Entrepreneurial Process: Economic Growth, Men, Women and Minorities . Westport: CT : Quorum Books   1997 . £47.95 The transitions are as follows...