Small Business Growth: Intention, Ability, and Opportunity

By Alison J. Morrison, John Breen, Shameem Ali. 2003

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Subfields: Education, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Citations in the corpus

Understanding the small business owner: what they really aim at and how this relates to firm performance (2008, background): “A great emphasis is placed on the study of small and microbusinesses ( Morrison et al. , 2003”
Why businesses succeed or fail: a study on small businesses in Pakistan (2016, background): “Introduction Small businesses are known by governments worldwide for their contribution to the economic stability and growth, employment and new job creation and social cohesion and development (Morrison et al., 2003; OECD, 2004), and a small business is especially important in developing countries ”
Business development success in SMEs: a case study approach (2008, background): “In particular, when a BDP is launched to pursue growth, the owner-manager’s intention, business ability and opportunity environment are highlighted (Churchill and Lewis, 1983; Morrison et al., 2003).”
Determinants of innovativeness in SMEs: disentangling core innovation and technology adoption capabilities (2017, background): “In SMEs, firm growth seems to be closely linked to the owner’s capacities, ambitions and skills (Morrison et al., 2003).”
How do micro-firms manage coopetition? A study of the wine sector in France (2018, background): “…support is encouraged to address the conventional belief that growth is a similarly important objective independent of firm size; indeed, the evidence suggests that only a limited number of micro-firms actually favour growth (Jaouen and Lasch, 2015; Morrison et al., 2003; Tregear, 2005).”
A new typology of micro-firm owner-managers (2015, background): “Generally, growth is regarded as necessary for small firms and thus, should be nurtured (Morrison et al., 2003), but the growth process is complex and diverse.”
Distinguishing micro-businesses from SMEs: a systematic review of growth constraints (2016, background): “Business growth requires both a supportive business environment and OMEs to perceive the business environment positively (Morrison et al., 2003).”
Perception of success and its effect on small firm performance (2007, background): “Consequently, more and more emphasis is put on the study of small and micro-firms and, in particular, on finding those entrepreneurs that are oriented to growth ( Morrison et al. , 2003”