New venture high growth in high-tech environments

被引:11
作者
Savarese, Maria Francesca [1 ]
Orsi, Luigi [2 ]
Belussi, Fiorenza [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Verona, Dept Management, Verona, Italy
[2] Univ Milan, Dept Econ Management & Quantitat Methods, Milan, Italy
[3] Univ Padua, Dept Management & Econ Marco Fanno, Padua, Italy
关键词
Growth; new ventures; SMEs; innovation; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; FIRM GROWTH; DE-NOVO; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; STRATEGY; SMES; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; CAPABILITIES; MODEL;
D O I
10.1080/09654313.2016.1232700
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The aim of this article is to understand the triggering factors of new firm growth in high-tech environments (life science, knowledge-intensive business services [KIBS] and engineering) by studying a representative sample of high-growth Italian start-ups. Our empirical research uses the information gathered during direct interviews with managers through a semi-structured questionnaire, which was presented to 382 new Italian firms. Considering the characteristics of new firms, this article summarizes the key growth factors. Investment in acquiring new competencies both in technology and marketing, development of dynamic capabilities (investment in human resources and new routines) and access to external knowledge and information sources emerged as significant.
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页码:1937 / 1958
页数:22
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