Presentation Title
P-16 A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Growth of Medium-Size Businesses
Presenter Status
Associate Professor of Marketing, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems
Preferred Session
Poster Session
Start Date
4-11-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2016 3:00 PM
Presentation Abstract
Medium-size businesses account for over one-third of private-sector output and employ over one-third of employees across industries. However, current literature describing entrepreneurship and growth does not address the unique needs of medium-size businesses. This article aims to conceptually synthesize the literature on entrepreneurship, founder’s vision and sustainable growth pertaining to medium-size businesses. It proposes a conceptual framework for understanding sustainable growth and its complexities as it relates to different sizes of businesses. It sheds insights on the relationship and intersection of these three areas of study, offering propositions, questions as well as issues worth pursuing in empirical investigations in the future.
P-16 A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Growth of Medium-Size Businesses
Medium-size businesses account for over one-third of private-sector output and employ over one-third of employees across industries. However, current literature describing entrepreneurship and growth does not address the unique needs of medium-size businesses. This article aims to conceptually synthesize the literature on entrepreneurship, founder’s vision and sustainable growth pertaining to medium-size businesses. It proposes a conceptual framework for understanding sustainable growth and its complexities as it relates to different sizes of businesses. It sheds insights on the relationship and intersection of these three areas of study, offering propositions, questions as well as issues worth pursuing in empirical investigations in the future.