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The Effect of Small Business Managers’ Growth Motivation on Firm Growth: A Longitudinal Study

Delmar, Frédéric, Wiklund, Johan·2008·Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00235.x
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This study addresses the role of small business managers’ growth motivation for business growth, taking into account the important effects of previous motives and feedback from earlier performance. We hypothesize that small business managers’ growth motivation has a unique influence on firm outcome measured as growth in sales and in number of employees. Data were gathered from two different Swedish samples of small firms using telephone interviews. Using cross–lagged regression analysis, we find support for our hypotheses when examining employment growth, but only partial support when examining sales.

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Authors
Delmar, F., & Wiklund, J.
Venue
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-05
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
437-457
ISSN
  • 1042-2587 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-6520
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00235.x
OpenAlex
W2143836175
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468
References
9
FWCI
22.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Delmar, F., & Wiklund, J. (2008). The Effect of Small Business Managers’ Growth Motivation on Firm Growth: A Longitudinal Study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00235.x

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