The promises and properties of rapidly growing companies : gazelles / Florian Becker-Ritterspach, Christoph Dörrenbächer, and Matthias Tomenendal, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker-Ritterspach, Florian, editor.

Dörrenbächer, Christoph, editor.

Tomenendal, Matthias, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises.

Business enterprises--Data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2022]

Summary:

The Promises and Properties of Rapidly Growing Companiescontributes to contemporary thought on so-called gazelles - high performing market players that create many jobs and promise strong welfare effects - a valuable resource for academics, managers, policy makers and civil society actors.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

About the Contributors

Chapter 1-Setting the Scene and Marking the Trail for New Directions in Gazelle Research

Setting the Scene - Fundamentals of Gazelle Research

Marking the Trail - New Directions in Gazelle Research

References

Chapter 2-Catching Up with Gazelles: A Systematic Literature Review of High Growth Antecedents

1. Introduction

2. Methodology

SLR Strategy and Process

3. Findings

3.1. Theme 1 - Internal Factors

3.1.1. The Entrepreneur. Many studies note the effects of entrepreneurs' demographic variables (such as education, age, gender), professional experience, and personality traits on the growth possibility. Though some claim that the high education of entrep

3.1.2. The Firm. The firm-level factors include structural characteristics such as firm age and size as well as its resources such as employees, finance, and other idiosyncratic resources that are semi-permanently tied to the firm (Barney, 1991

Wernerfel

3.1.3. The Strategy. Strategy is the third factor among the internal determinants of growth. Strategy formulation can be a planned and deliberate process to exploit opportunities and overcome threats (e.g., Porter, 1997), or it can be a less formalized an

3.2. Theme 2 - External Factors

4. Discussion

4.1. Growth Motivation and Entrepreneurial Orientation

4.2. Entrepreneur Factors

4.3. Firm Factors

4.4. Strategy Factors

4.5. External Factors

4.6. Other Feedback Effects

5. Conclusion

Chapter 3-Spotting Gazelles in Germany. Occurrence and Distribution of High-Growth Firms in Europe's Largest Economy

Introduction

Literature Review: Two Decades of Research on Gazelles in Germany

Introducing the Studies

Size and Age of German Gazelles.

Spatial Distribution of German Gazelles

Sectoral Distribution of German Gazelles

Summary of Former Findings on German Gazelles

Empirical Analysis of German Gazelles: Method and Data

Findings: Description of German Gazelles

Description of Age Distribution

Description of Regional Distribution

Description of Sector Distribution

Correlation Analysis: Cluster Initiatives and Gazelles

Summary of the Empirical Analysis

Conclusive Discussion

Chapter 4-Leadership in High-Growth, Venture Capital-Funded Startups - A Qualitative Study of Berlin-Based Firms

VC-Funded Startups in Pursuit of Innovation and Growth

Leadership and Growth in General and in Entrepreneurial, High-Growth Firms

Transformational Leadership as the Leading Style in High-Growth Firms

Entrepreneurial Leadership Challenges

Empirical Study: Leadership in Berlin-Based, High-Growth, VC-Funded Startups

Result: A Comprehensive Leadership Framework

I. Leadership Principles and Values Dimension. Principles and values build the foundation of the modeled leadership system. Three Leadership Principles (1) stood out in our expert interviews: First, leaders in the queried companies lead with a "long leas

II. Employee Dimension. The Employee Dimension consists of the two categories Personnel Development and Employee Motivation. Personnel Development (3) has high relevance in the studied companies. There is extensive formal and informal feedback. This feedb

III. Cultural Dimension. The Cultural Dimension consists of factors which are characteristic of a high-growth culture. The companies share a Growth Focus (5). Firstly, there is a vision with a strong intention and motivation to grow, steering behavior in.

IV. Organizational Dimension. The Organizational Dimension is about Velocity Support (7) within a company: Several people within the firm actively search and implement automation possibilities, which means that processes are automated when it is possible

Leadership and Growth

Conclusion

Chapter 5-Gazelle Policy Conundrums: Some Prudent Avenues for Supporting Gazelles in Germany

2. Gazelle Policy Conundrums

3. Gazelle Policy Approaches: Insights from Literature and Practice

3.1. Gazelle Policy - What Is Prescribed in the Literature?

3.2. Gazelle Policy - What Is Applied in Practice?

4. The German Gazelle Policy Stance

4.1. Gazelle-specific Policies in Germany

4.3. Integrative Discussion: Some Prudent Avenues for Supporting Gazelles in Germany

Chapter 6-How and Why Internationalization Facilitates High Firm Growth

2. Literature Review

2.1. Internationalization as a Determinant for Accelerated Growth

2.2. How Does Internationalization Facilitate Fast Growth?

2.3. Under Which Circumstance Does Internationalization Contributes to HGF?

3. Future Research Direction and Conclusion

3.1. Research Directions in Relation to Internationalization as a Determinant of HGF

3.2. Research Directions in Relation to How Internationalization Facilitates Fast Growth

3.3. Research Directions in Relation to Circumstances of Fast Growth Through Internationalization

Chapter 7-Exploring the Janus-faced Nature of Gazelles' Corporate Citizenship: Societally Engaged Gazelles versus Superstar Firms

A Star Is Born: Gazelles in Light of the Business Literature

The Dark Side of the Moon: Problems and Complications of Gazelles' Growth

Reconciling Purpose and Profit in Gazelle Growth.

Quantitative and Qualitative Growth: The Gazelle Growth Matrix

Properties and Impediments of Purpose Driven Gazelles: The Case of the Chocolate Industry

MyChoco. MyChoco is a German chocolate start-up founded in 2016 by Tobias Zimmer, a young entrepreneur who initially was successful in building up a CO2 neutral coffee Bike Franchise System that currently operates with 190 franchisees in 17 countries. MyC

Tony's Chocolonely. It all started with a Dutch TV program, where the Dutch journalist, Teun van de Keuken (Teun =Tony in Dutch), declared himself guilty of consuming chocolate from cocoa beans picked by African slaves. This uncompromising action aimed at

Summing up on Growth Prospects. Comparing the two cases, it becomes obvious that CCGazelles on their way to becoming SuperCCGazelles have different existing preconditions. The case of MyChoco is the case of a latecomer in a niche market that is about to d

Conclusion: Turning Gazelles into CC- or SuperCCGazelles

Chapter 8-Taking Stock and Moving Forward: Some Concluding Remarks on Gazelle Firms and Gazelle Research

The Flow of the Volume

Main Findings

Avenues for Further Research

Index.

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ISBN:

1-80117-818-6