A common weakness of most growth models is the assumption that growth is a desired objective for entrepreneurs (see, e.g. Bird, 1989 ). However, not all entrepreneurial firms seek growth as their primary objective ( Covin, Slevin, & Covin, 1990 ; Porter, 1996 ), and further there is no reason to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how network competence is related to the growth of domestic and international SMEs originating from the Nordic region. Business networks have been found to drive internationalization of SMEs in the Nordic context, but the impact of...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the role of market orientation in the internationalisation of small software firms. Design/methodology/approach – The study combines qualitative case studies with quantitative data from the firms in question. Findings – Market orientation in the...

Purpose – This study aims to identify the organizational antecedents of intra‐organizational customer knowledge dissemination in the context of key account management (KAM). Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from large industrial companies in Finland by means of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in global economic crisis and whether it can mitigate the negative effects of economic crisis both on firm's operations and on firm's financial performance. Design/methodology/approach – A...