TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of small business managers' growth motivation on firm growth
T2 - A longitudinal study
AU - Delmar, Frédéric
AU - Wiklund, Johan
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - This study addresses the role of small business managers' growth motivation for business growth, taking into account the important effects of previous motives and feedback from earlier performance. We hypothesize that small business managers' growth motivation has a unique influence on firm outcome measured as growth in sales and in number of employees. Data were gathered from two different Swedish samples of small firms using telephone interviews. Using cross-lagged regression analysis, we find support for our hypotheses when examining employment growth, but only partial support when examining sales.
AB - This study addresses the role of small business managers' growth motivation for business growth, taking into account the important effects of previous motives and feedback from earlier performance. We hypothesize that small business managers' growth motivation has a unique influence on firm outcome measured as growth in sales and in number of employees. Data were gathered from two different Swedish samples of small firms using telephone interviews. Using cross-lagged regression analysis, we find support for our hypotheses when examining employment growth, but only partial support when examining sales.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00235.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00235.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42449134540
SN - 1042-2587
VL - 32
SP - 437
EP - 457
JO - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
IS - 3
ER -