dc.contributor.author | Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov | |
dc.contributor.author | Halvarsson, Daniel | en |
dc.contributor.author | Mihaescu, Oana | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-27T09:16:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-27T09:16:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Daniel Halvarsson, Oana Mihaescu, 'High-Growth Firms: Not So Vital After All?', Senate Hall, 2016, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 377-394 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2009-2822 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/104639 | |
dc.description.abstract | High-growth firms have received considerable interest recently since they create most of the new jobs in the economy. The purpose of our paper is to investigate the characteristics of high-growth firms prior to their growth period, and whether these characteristics differ across industries. Using data on a large sample of limited liability firms in Sweden for the period 2007-2010, we find that high-growth firms do not have the characteristics that we typically associate with successful firms. On the contrary, our results indicate that high-growth firms initially have low profits and a weak financial position. This might explain why studies have found that so few high-growth firms are capable of sustaining their high growth rates in subsequent periods, and thus question policies that are targeted towards these companies.
Keywords: entrepreneurship, firm growth, gazelles, high-growth firms, high-impact firms, innovation | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Senate Hall | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Review of Entrepreneurship | en |
dc.relation.haspart | Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2016 | eng |
dc.rights | Y | |
dc.source | International Review of Entrepreneurship | |
dc.subject | entrepreneurship|firm growth|gazelles|high-growth firms|high-impact firms|innovation | en |
dc.title | High-Growth Firms: Not So Vital After All? | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.status.refereed | Yes | |
dc.description.affiliation | Sven-Olov Daunfeldt (HUI Research, Stockholm, Sweden and Dalarna University, Borlänge, Sweden), Daniel Halvarsson (The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden), and Oana Mihaescu (HUI Research, Stockholm, Sweden) | |
dc.publisher.place | Dublin | |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
dc.format.extentpagination | 377-394 | |