Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the growth drivers of start-up firms from the process perspective. Increasing scholarly attention to the growth of start-up firms has led to a more sophisticated understanding of their drivers. However, the richness of the results is partly offset by both potential and real contradictions in the literature. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, 233 studies on the growth of start-up firms are reviewed using a process-oriented lens. Findings – The analysis reveals an imbalance in the use of variance-based empirical approaches to study the process-based phenomenon and some misalignments in the use of non-process-based empirical approaches to improve a process-based theory. Originality/value – This paper offers an original perspective from which to reconsider the relevant literature and provides useful recommendations for researchers to forge a path ahead in this field. Keywords Literature review, Start-ups, Firm growth, High-growth firms, Process view Paper type Literature review
Titolo: | Putting process on track: empirical research on start-ups’ growth drivers |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Stato di pubblicazione: | Pubblicato |
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Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the growth drivers of start-up firms from the process perspective. Increasing scholarly attention to the growth of start-up firms has led to a more sophisticated understanding of their drivers. However, the richness of the results is partly offset by both potential and real contradictions in the literature. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, 233 studies on the growth of start-up firms are reviewed using a process-oriented lens. Findings – The analysis reveals an imbalance in the use of variance-based empirical approaches to study the process-based phenomenon and some misalignments in the use of non-process-based empirical approaches to improve a process-based theory. Originality/value – This paper offers an original perspective from which to reconsider the relevant literature and provides useful recommendations for researchers to forge a path ahead in this field. Keywords Literature review, Start-ups, Firm growth, High-growth firms, Process view Paper type Literature review |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2886889 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2015-0444 |
URL: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MD-10-2015-0444/full/html |
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