What Do They Think and Feel about Growth? An Expectancy–Value Approach to Small Business Managers’ Attitudes toward Growth 1

By Johan Wiklund, Per Davidsson, Frédéric Delmar. 2003

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

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Intellectual Property Protection and the Formation of Entrepreneurial Growth Aspirations (2010, background): “Whereas the entrepreneurship literature has largely focused on opportunity quality and the ability to pursue opportunities, the third factor, growth motivation, has received considerably less attention (Wiklund et al., 2003).”
In search of the profit-maximizing actor: motivations and definitions of success from nascent academic entrepreneurs (2011, background): “Many entrepreneurs choose not to grow their business and these negative growth aspirations are not related to experience, sex, location, or size of the firm ( Wiklund et al. 2003; Gundry and Welsch 2001; Storey 1994; Kolvereid 1992; Davidsson 1989).”
Hyper-Growth of SMEs: Toward a Reconciliation of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Resources (2012, unknown): “, 2005; Feeser and Willard, 1990), managers’ attitude toward growth (Wiklund et al., 2003; Baum et al., 2001), organizational absorptive capacities (Liao et al.”
Understanding the small business owner: what they really aim at and how this relates to firm performance (2008, background): “An attitude is defined as a valuation of an object, whether that object is good or bad (Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Pathways to entrepreneurial growth: The influence of management, marketing, and money (2009, background): “Yet, it has been long recognized that the decision to grow is usually the choice of the entrepreneur, whose expectations for the size and scope of the business at start-up ultimately affect the growth potential of the business over time (Cassar, 2007; Stanworth & Curran, 1976; Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Untangling the relationships among growth, profitability and survival in new firms (2013, unknown): “Moreover, many new firms are characterized by satisfying behavior in that they are reluctant towards growth, despite being profitable (Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Informal Institutions and Their Comparative Influences on Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: The Role of In‐Group Collectivism and Interpersonal Trust (2016, background): “…such as perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy and vicarious exposure to other entrepreneurs (measured as ties with other entrepreneurs) are known to influence entrepreneurial behaviors (Krueger, Reilly, and Carsrud 2000; Wiklund, Davidsson, and Delmar 2003; Zhao, Seibert, and Hills 2005).”
The age-effect of financial indicators as buffers against the liability of newness ☆ (2010, background): “Third, the goals of entrepreneurs typically revolve around generating growth or personal satisfaction and not necessarily about generating profits (Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Building an integrative model of small business growth (2009, background): “Indeed, previous research indicates that expectations of changed working conditions arising from business growth are a primary concern for small business managers, which, in turn, affects their attitudes toward expanding their businesses ( Wiklund et al. 2003 ).”
Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Functioning (2019, background): “In addition, prior research indicates that entrepreneurs who employ others (compared to solo entrepreneurs) are more likely to perceive that they have lower workloads, more time to spend on favored tasks, and greater control over their company (Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Drivers of entrepreneurial aspirations at the country level: the role of start-up motivations and social security (2007, background): “Studies looked at individual level factors such as expectancies (Davidsson 1989; Cliff 1998; Wiklund et al. 2003), opportunity costs (Cassar 2006), obstacles (Morris et al.”
Impact of founder experience on exit intentions (2012, background): “There is evidence to suggest that entrepreneurs have different motivations and thresholds for creating firms (e.g., lifestyle, income replacement, growth) (Morris et al. 2006; Stewart et al. 2003; Wiklund et al. 2003 ); thus, we were also interested in”