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The performance of young firms: patterns of evolution in the growth-profitability space
Steffens, Paul R.; Davidsson, Per; Fitzsimmons, Jason R. - 2006
The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437585
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Growth and Profitability in Small and Medium Sized Australian Firms
Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Steffens, Paul R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005
This study investigated the longitudinal behaviour of growth rates and profitability for a large sample of Australian firms. Similar to previous studies, growth rates were found to be much more volatile than profitability measures. Using a regression equation with lagged profit and growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437587
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Entrepreneurial Intentions towards Individual vs. Corporate Entrepreneurship
Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005
engage in individual entrepreneurship or corporate entrepreneurship having different attitudinal antecedents, with one of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437588
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Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Cross-Culturals Study of Potential Entrepreneurs in India, China, Thailand and Australia
Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005
of entrepreneurship, such as independence, firm ownership and risk. Thus the motive for pursuing self employment (or any …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437586
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Marketing Buzz: Towards a Framework for Entrepreneurs
Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J.; Steffens, Paul R. - 2007
Despite the increasing recognition of the importance of word of mouth as an integral component of a firms’ marketing efforts, there has been little emphasis on developing suitable guidelines for entrepreneurs who wish to leverage scarce resources by pursuing more innovative marketing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438338
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A Choice Modelling Approach to Predict Entrepreneurial Intentions from Attitudes and Perceived Abilities
Steffens, Paul R.; Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2006
-choice modeling. The attributes in the model are based on the economic factors as previously identified in the entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483545
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The Antecedents of Workaholism and other Work Behaviors
Douglas, Evan J.; Morris, Robyn J. - 2006
This paper presents a conceptual model of the work effort decision of individuals and thereby advances our understanding of workaholism and other patterns of high or low work involvement and high or low work enjoyment. Researchers have categorized eight main types of work behaviors using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437529
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Transitions towards an Entrepreneurial Economy: A Case study based investigation of the SME Internationalization Process
Cruz-Carreon, Gilbert - 2007
This study seeks to make a theoretical contribution to the rapidly growing field of International Entrepreneurship by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437589
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Intrapreneurship in Australian Firms
Fitsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J.; Antoncic, Bostjan; … - 2004
This paper reports on the nature and extent of intrapreneurship (or corporate entrepreneurship) practiced by Australian … businesses. We examined the relationship between measures of corporate entrepreneurship and firm growth and profitability, and … utilized measures devised by earlier 3 researchers attempting to assess corporate entrepreneurship, viz: new business venturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438040
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Management and Schumpeterian Resource Recombination
Wiklund, Johan; Eliasson, Christian; Davidsson, Per - 2002
H. H. Stevenson suggests that firms’ management practices range along a spectrum from highly entrepreneurial to highly administrative. At the entrepreneurial end are promoter firms with a focus on new opportunities and at the administrative end are trustee firms with an inward focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438042