EXPLAINING GROWTH PATHS OF YOUNG TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS: STRUCTURING RESOURCE PORTFOLIOS IN DIFFERENT COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS

被引:107
作者
Clarysse, Bart [1 ,2 ]
Bruneel, Johan [1 ,2 ]
Wright, Mike [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Imperial Coll Business Sch, London, England
[2] Univ Ghent, Fac Econ & Business Adm, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[3] Univ Nottingham, Sch Business, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
关键词
growth; structuring resources; contingency; entrepreneurial strategy; START-UP; VENTURE STRATEGIES; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; CAPABILITIES; KNOWLEDGE; MARKET; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; DIVERSIFICATION; INNOVATION;
D O I
10.1002/sej.111
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We explore how environmental contingencies determine the way resources are accumulated in young technology-based firms and argue that growth paths are critically shaped at the nexus between resource management and the competitive environment, defined along its most important dimensions, 'stability and 'complexity.' We also build propositions about the way environmental conditions affect resource portfolio development or acquisition. We show how particular high-growth paths result from structuring resource portfolios in accordance with environmental demands and provide insights into why, based on six case studies of young technology-based high-growth firms, involving 27 interviews, 121 press releases, 605 press articles, and archival data. Copyright (C) 2011 Strategic Management Society.
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页码:137 / 157
页数:21
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