Building an integrative model of small business growth |
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Authors: | Johan Wiklund Holger Patzelt Dean A Shepherd |
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Institution: | 1.J?nk?ping International Business School,J?nk?ping,Sweden;2.Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy,Max Planck Institute of Economics,Jena,Germany;3.Kelley School of Business,Indiana University,Bloomington,USA |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to develop an integrative model of small business growth that is both broad in scope and parsimonious
in nature. Such a “big picture” model provides an opportunity (1) to gauge how much we really know about small business growth,
when we simultaneously consider the constructs from the dominant perspectives, (2) to assess the contribution of each of these
perspectives, (3) to examine the indirect effects that some constructs from one perspective might have on small business growth
through constructs from another perspective, and (4) to consider different levels of analysis. Based on an analysis of data
from 413 small businesses, we derive a set of propositions that suggest how entrepreneurial orientation, environmental characteristics,
firm resources, and managers’ personal attitudes directly and/or indirectly influence the growth of small businesses.
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Keywords: | Growth SME Entrepreneurial orientation Attitude Environment Resources |
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