Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century

By Hermann. Simon. 2009

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Family firms in the global economy: Toward a deeper understanding of internationalization determinants, processes, and outcomes (2018, background): “…– especially in the case of small and medium-sized family firms – focus their activity on a limited range of high quality products and services targeted at a worldwide audience of knowledgeable customers, they can achieve significant international results (Simon, 2009; Hennart et al., 2017).”
Collaboration and Internationalization of SMEs: Insights and Recommendations from a Systematic Review (2020, background): “Attempts at doing so have been made in European countries, emphasizing that small and medium-sized enterprises differ in terms of resource base, leading them to take different approaches (more or less structured) toward networks and markets (Coltorti et al. 2013; Simon 2009; Snaith and Walker 2002).”
Financial Decision Making in Family Firms (2014, methodology): “We used German family firms since Germany’s economy is traditionally dominated by closely held family firms (e.g., Simon, 2009).”
The Adolescence of Family Firm Research (2012, background): “Many Mittelstand firms are “hidden champions” (Simon, 2009), which are highly focused technology leaders that pursue global niche strategies in industries such as machine tools, printing presses, and high-quality consumer durables.”
Latent Profile Analysis (2017, background): “Germany has a long tradition of older and successful family firms and is known for older established firms (Klein, 2000; Simon, 2009), thus making age a very suitable classification variable.”