Purpose This paper aims to conduct an extensive review and advances a framework for the
literature of high-growth firms (HGFs) and scale-ups. Design/methodology/approach This …

The strategy and entrepreneurship literatures suggest that an entrepreneurial orientation
(EO) improves firm performance, but the empirical results are mixed. In this article, we …

Empirical evidence demonstrates that motivated employees mean better organizational
performance. The objective of this conceptual paper is to articulate the progress that has …

I argue that research on organizational configurations has been limited by a mismatch
between theory and methods and introduce set-theoretic methods as a viable alternative for …

This paper focuses on the utilization of guanxi, which is an important cultural and social
element in China, and the impact of guanxi on firm performance. Although guanxi is …

Researchers often use 3-way interactions in moderated multiple regression analysis to test
the joint effect of 3 independent variables on a dependent variable. However, further probing …

abstract In this article, we use the theory of planned behaviour to develop a model of small
business managers' growth aspirations and the level of growth achieved. We empirically test …

Stages of growth models were the most frequent theoretical approach to understanding
entrepreneurial business growth from 1962 to 2006; they built on the growth imperative and …

This study examined the effects of partner nationality, organizational dissimilarity, and
economic motivation on the dissolution of joint ventures. Event-history analysis was used to …

This study examines the influence of gender diversity in management on firm performance.
The management group examined was composed of all firm members considered to be …