Sustainable business growth in SMEs: How may decision-­making guide the transition journey?

Leila Schwab, Stefan Gold, Nathan Kunz, Gerald Reiner

Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceedingContribution to conference proceedings

Abstract

The research aims at (1) exploring new theory at the interface of business growth and sustainable development while (2) providing managerial implications for growing firms. For this end, we propose typologies of decisions to be considered by growing firms; by means of a longitudinal case study of a Swiss family-owned SME wood construction company (that is in a process of intense growth), we identify, visually represent and analyze the sequences of selected managerial decisions. The empirical analysis and theory development pave novel ways for research and companies towards sustainable business growth.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21th EurOMA Conference
Editors EurOMA Conference 2014
Place of PublicationPalermo, Italy
Pages1 - 10
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Austrian Classification of Fields of Science and Technology (ÖFOS)

  • 102009 Computer simulation
  • 502052 Business administration
  • 502012 Industrial management
  • 211
  • 502017 Logistics
  • 502032 Quality management

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