A Terminal Assessment of Stages Theory: Introducing a Dynamic States Approach to Entrepreneurship

By J. Levie, Benyamin Lichtenstein. 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management

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Hyper-Growth of SMEs: Toward a Reconciliation of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Resources (2012, neutral): “What makes the investigation of hyper-growth firms particularly interesting, is the fact that they necessarily draw attention on processes and dynamics (Littunen and Virtanen, 2009), an approach that is becoming of great relevance in entrepreneurship research (Levie and Lichtenstein, 2010).”
A dynamic model of growth phases and survival in international business-to-business new ventures: The moderating effect of decision-making logic (2013, methodology): “Recently, the assumptions of some earlier models have been challenged, especially the number of phases and linearity (Levie & Lichtenstein, 2010; Phelps et al., 2007).”
What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs’ Everyday Behavior in the Start–Up and Growth Stages (2012, background): “…which proposes “that businesses tend to operate in some definable state for some period of time,” and that “within a specific range of conditions, including industry and market dynamics, these states and their changes may be fairly consistent across firms” (Levie & Lichtenstein, 2010, p. 330).”
Entrepreneurial and Business Growth and the Quest for a “Comprehensive Theory”: Tilting at Windmills? (2010, background): “The aim of the rather disconcerting study by Levie and Lichtenstein (2010) was to assess the validity and corroboration of stages of growth models by examining 104 such models published between 1962 and 2006.”
Impact of information technology innovation on firm performance in Kenya (2019, background): “When attempting to examine the period and process of a technology ’ s development, these approaches take into account a vast number of factors in all stages of ﬁ rm development (Churchill & Lewis, 1983).”