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https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2019.1674173
Governmental origin: why NTBFs grow in a transitional economy
Sanam Farnoodi
Sepehr Ghazinoory
Reza Radfar
Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaian
Sažetak
The NTBFs have attracted growing interest from most of the transitional
economies as they are seen as an important source of
greater value added creation while being characterised with
higher rate of return on capital. Shedding light on the growth
determinants of new technology-based firms not only helps managers
to accomplish organisational goals but also assists policymakers
in devising effective strategies. The role of individual,
organisational as well as environmental factors in the development
of the new technology-based firms has been separately
addressed by many researchers. The simultaneity of these factors
leads to diverse configurations, each of which envisaging different
growth paths for the firm. The aim of this paper is to identify the
growth paths for the new technology-based firms. To this end,
Some interviews were conducted with the managers of the developed
new technology-based firms in Iran (as a transitional economy)
and the key themes governing the growth pattern of this
group of firms have been identified using the thematic analysis,
while possible growth paths for these firms were established by
means of qualitative comparative analysis. The designed questionnaires
were distributed among 22 developed firms and 8 underdeveloped
firms for the period 2013–2015 and the obtained data
were analysed using the FSQCA software, which led us to the
development of dominant growth path for new technology-based
firms. Based on the findings of this paper and factors affecting
the growth of firms, two growth paths are suggested for the new
technology-based firms, of which the one with greater role for
government is more likely to take place. Communication with
government officials and lobbying groups in the field of science
and technology as the key customer in transitional economies is
critical to the corporate growth, which has been identified as a
sufficient condition for this research.
Ključne riječi
Transitional economy; NTBFs growth; qualitative comparative analysis
Hrčak ID:
254389
URI
Datum izdavanja:
9.2.2021.
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