Published in 1998. This text is designed as not only a summary of a number of years of
reflections by many different researchers, but also a guide for future research and for …

Cluster analysis is a statistical technique that sorts observations into similar sets or groups.
The use of cluster analysis presents a complex challenge because it requires several …

The model developed here explains why some firms survive while other firms with equal
economic performance do not. We argue that organizational survival is not strictly a function …

Qualquer discussão sobre pequenas empresas deve, necessariamente, ser precedida por
uma discussão em torno do conceito de proprietáriosgerentes de pequenas empresas, e …

Several drivers of entrepreneurial aspirations and entrepreneurial motivations are
investigated using country-level data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for …

Based on a survey of 405 principal owner-managers of new independent business in Great
Britain this paper explores two research questions—are there any differences in the reasons …

This paper studies the interrelationships in the strategic profile of a sample of small firms,
and, by using cross‐sectional analysis, attempts to identify any evidence to support the …

Entrepreneurship is a major source of employment, economic growth, and innovation,
promoting product and service quality, competition, and economic flexibility. It is also a …

Focussing on the relatively few small firms which grew rapidly, this book, originally
published in 1993 uses face-to-face interviews as well as published records to identify and …

We develop a new theory that views organizational founding as involving a role transition.
Through the construct of founder role identity, we delineate how identity centrality and …