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The Early Stages of Growth in Technology- and Service-Based Firms: Does Context Matter?

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  • Matti Muhos

    (University of Oulu, Finland)

  • Martti Saarela

    (University of Oulu, Finland)

  • Anna-Mari Simunaniemi

    (University of Oulu, Finland)

  • Del Foit Jr.

    (University of California San Diego, United States)

  • Lada Rasochova

    (University of California San Diego, United States)

Abstract

Many stages of growth models have been introduced to clarify management priorities during the early stages of business growth. However, many of these models are conceptual and universal, providing only limited benefits to specific industries and business contexts. The early stages of technology-based ventures have attracted broad interest, while less attention has been paid to the early stages of service-based firms. However, in recent years, interest in service-based businesses, as well as servitisation, has grown. This literature- based study explores and compares the early stages of growth in service-based and technology-based firms. e following research questions are posed: What are the basic characteristics of recent empirical studies on the early stages of technology- and service-based firms? What are the central themes, sequential patterns and central differences in the early stages of service- and technology-based firms as revealed in recent empirical literature? Is there room for analysis of the early stages of growth in technology-service hybrids (servitisation)?

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  • Matti Muhos & Martti Saarela & Anna-Mari Simunaniemi & Del Foit Jr. & Lada Rasochova, 2020. "The Early Stages of Growth in Technology- and Service-Based Firms: Does Context Matter?," Expanding Horizons: Business, Management and Technology for Better Society,, ToKnowPress.
    • Handle: RePEc:tkp:mklp20:381
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