Management priorities of technology-based growth ventures in two Finnish high-tech business contexts |
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Author: | Simunaniemi, Anna-Mari1; Saarela, Martti1; Muhos, Matti1 |
Organizations: |
1Micro-entrepreneurship Center of Excellence MicroENTRE, Kerttu Saalasti Institute, University of Oulu, Pajatie 5, 85500 Nivala, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | embargoed |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202003188528 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Inderscience,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2021-02-26 |
Description: |
AbstractThere is a need for new knowledge about growth in technology-based growth ventures in order to strengthen business development within this context. This retrospective multiple-case study clarifies the context-specific viewpoints related to the early stages of technology-intensive companies in two cities in Finland. The research question is: What are the management priorities of technology-intensive growth ventures in Finnish high-tech contexts? Using the sequential incident technique and semi-structured interviews, the managers of ten companies were asked to describe their business growth. The study tests the applicability of a literature-based framework for the early stages of growth in technology companies and analyses context-specific viewpoints. By taking account of the context, the study provides new insights into the growth and management of technology-intensive companies as well as into the special characteristics of different high-tech contexts. Moreover, the results provide evidence of the applicability of the framework in the selected contexts. see all
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Series: |
International journal of value chain management |
ISSN: | 1741-5357 |
ISSN-E: | 1741-5365 |
ISSN-L: | 1741-5357 |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 1 - 23 |
DOI: | 10.1504/IJVCM.2020.105473 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1504/IJVCM.2020.105473 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
512 Business and management |
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Copyright information: |
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