Business Growth, Annotated Bibliography Example

Tundui, H. (2012). Survival, Growth Strategies and Performance of Women Owned Micro and Small Businesses in Tanzania. International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 7, No. 8; April 2012, 14.

Tundui’s (2012) purpose is to examine the impact of survival and growth strategies adopted by the women micro and small business on performance of their enterprises(p. 143). The main point is that women-owned businesses underperform compared with businesses owned by men in a number of performance measures, and are overrepresented in the sectors and activities that have a woman’s face (p. 144). Tundui uses a quantitative methodology where he obtains data through a survey of 221 microcredit borrowers from PRIDE Microfinance program in Tanzania.

Kaikkonen, V. (2006). Exploring the Dillemmas of Small Business Growth: A Case of Rural Food Processing Micro-firms. Journal of Enterprising Culture Vol, 14 no. 2 (June 2006) 87-104, 19.

Kaikkonen’s(2006) purpose is to explain the development and growth of rural food processing micro-firms and to find out how those firms are growth oriented (p. 87). The main points in the study are that most rural firm owners want to achieve growth through use of their own resources and by avoiding risk (p. 88). Kaikkonen uses a quantitative methodology where he studies several food processing firms in the Northern Savo regions of Finland.

Yasamorn, N. (2010). Strategic Collaborative Capability, Business Growth, And Organizational Sustainability: Evidence From Tourism Businesses In Thailand. International Journal Of Business Strategy, Volume 11, Number 3, 2011, 28.

Yasamorn’s (2010) purpose is to examine the the influence of business growth, among other factors, on competitive volatility and mutual trust. Yasamorrn’s main point is that the most suitable strategy for any organisation is to achieve superior performance, thus ensuring sustainable competitive advantage. He adds that firm’s main challenge is strategic management under the complexities of today’s organizational environment (p. 1).Yasarmorn’s methodology involved a study he carried out on 322 tourism businesses in Thailand (p. 11).

Wiklund, J. (2009). Building an integrative model of small business growth. Small Bus Econ (2009) 32:351–374, 25.

Wiklund’s (2009) purpose was to develop an integrative model of small business growth that is both broad in scope and parsimonious in nature. Wiklund’s main point was that the literature on small firm growth does not fully describe the phenomenon of small business growth. The conceptual development on the area is also strongly limited. Wiklund’s methodology involved a detailed analysis of data from 413 small businesses from the incorporated Swedish companies (p. 358).

Juntunen, M. (2010). Corporate brand building in different stages of small business growth. Brand Management Vol. 18, 2, 115–133, 20.

Juntunen’s(2010) purpose was to develop an empirically grounded framework for corporate brand building at different stages of a small business’s growth (p. 115). The main points in Juntunen’s study are that succesfull brand building must be undertaken in steps. These steps include: defining the corporate personality, Brand-oriented strategic planning, Creating and maintaining corporate identity and Creating consistent brand communications (p. 117). A qualitatively descriptive case study approach is adopted, where interviews are conducted on various companies (p. 120).

Francis, K. (2011). Small Firms, their Growth and Product Differentiation. International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 19 [Special Issue – October 2011, 11.

Francis’s (2011) purpose is to investigate a model of endogenous product differentiation between large, well-established, and small, newly-established firms. Francis’s main points are that models that investigate firm dynamics have predicted that small firms grow at a faster rate than large ones. Francis adopted a qualitative methodology wherein he analysed dynamics of firm growth in the US Manufacturing sector using econometric techniques (p. 2)

Ligthelm, A. A. (2008). A targeted approach to informal business development: the entrepreneurial route. Development Southern Africa Vol. 25, No. 4, October 2008, 17.

Ligthelm’s (2008) purpose was to drum support for plans to promote small businesses. This, Ligthelm concluded, should be be done through emphasis on those with growth abilityrather than on the small business segmentas a whole. Ligthelm’s main point is that the human factor, especially entrepreneurial targetsand behaviour, is the tremendousforce in small business success. Ligthelm’s study uses a quantitative methodology, one that draws upon a series of three surveys, including The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project (p. 9).

FafanyoAsiseh. (2009). Factors Explaining Growth of Small and Medium-Large Food-Manufacturing Businesses in the United States. Journal of Food Distribution Research 40(1), 8.

Asiseh’s (2009) purpose was to analyze factors influencing growth of small and medium-large food-manufacturing establishments in the United States. Asiseh’s main point was that the availability of utilities, waste disposal, raw materials, and labor influenced the success of these firms. Asiseh’s study used a quantitative methodology, one that drew on data from the U.S. Economic Census (p. 2).

Wang, Y. (2010). Leadership Styles, Management Systems And Growth: Empirical Evidence From Uk Owner-Managed SMEs. Journal of Enterprising Culture Vol. 18, No. 3 (September 2010) 331–354, 25.

Wang’s(2010) purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of managerial styles and examine the impact of leadership on business performance and management systems in the small business context. Wang’s main point is that owner-managed businesses are more likely to succeed due to the attachment between the owner and the business. Wang’s methodology involves a survey of questionnaires from 5,710 firms in the U.K (p. 8).

Ji-Yub, J. K., Jerayr, J. H., & Finkelstein, S. (2011). When firms are desperate to grow via acquisition: The effect of growth patterns and acquisition experience on acquisition premiums. Administrative Science Quarterly, 56(1), pp. 26-60.

The purpose of the study by Ji-Yub, Jerayr, and Finkelstein (2011) was to ascertain the relationship between firm growth and acquisition behaviour: specifically, the study aimed to find out whether firms that resorted to acquisitions in lieu of organic growth overpaid for such acquisitions, leading to a pattern of dependence on acquisitions for growth (pp. 26-27). The authors’ main point was that poor growth leads to desperation, which in turn influences managers to take the risk of paying high premiums for acquisitions. Moreover, previous dependence on acquisitions can limit strategic vision, induce desperation, and influence managers to pursue further acquisitions, often paying high premiums (pp. 29-30). Ji-Yub, Jerayr, and Finkelstein used a quantitative methodology, relying on data for 878 publicly-traded acquisitions, collected from the U.S. commercial banking sector from 1994 to 2005 (p. 37).

Aterido, R., Hallward-Driemeier, M., & Pagés, C. (2011). Big constraints to small firms’ growth? Business environment and employment growth across firms. Economic Development & Cultural Change, 59(3), pp. 609-647.

The purpose of this study by Aterido, Hallward-Driemeier, and Pagés (2011) was to analyze the effects of markets and institutions, as well as the business regulatory environment, on entrepreneurial activity and dynamism. Their main point was that a country’s regulatory environment exerts very different effects on businesses of differing sizes: for example, there is a positive and significant relationship between access to finance and firm size (p. 620). There is also a size-related trade-off between paying bribes and time spent dealing with government regulations: the smallest firms pay the most bribes and spend the least time dealing with regulations, while larger firms pay fewer bribes and generally spend more time dealing with regulations (p. 620). The authors used a quantitative methodology, making use of firm-level data drawn from over 56,000 different firms, located in “85 developing countries and five high-income economies” (p. 609).

Mithas, S., Tafti, A., Bardhan, I., & Mein Goh, J. (2012). Information technology and firm profitability: Mechanisms and empirical evidence. MIS Quarterly, 36(1), pp. 205-224.

The purpose of this study by Mithas, Tafti, Bardhan, and Mein Goh (2012) was to find out whether the adoption of information technology exerted a positive influence on firms’ profits, and, if the answer proved to be the affirmative, by what means it did so. Their main point was that investments in information technology do increase firms’ profitability significantly, by driving revenue growth, although they do not reduce the operating costs of adopting firms: every $1 invested in information technology per employee yields a return on investment of $12.22 per employee (p. 214). Moreover, investments in information technology exert a stronger positive effect on firms’ profitability than do either research and development (R & D) or advertising (p. 215). The authors utilized a quantitative methodology, drawing on archival data of 452 different firms for the period from 1998 to 2003 (p. 212).