Academy of Management Proceedings · 1982 · 54 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesBusiness EconomicsEconomicsEconometricsIndustrial OrganizationSmall Business ManagementBusiness CyclesEconomic GrowthGrowth AnalysisGrowth TheoryMicroeconometricsSmall BusinessCompounded Annual Growth RateFirm DynamicsFirm Growth RateSmall Business Ownership
Using data on 1805 firms, this paper examines the patterns of growth of small firms. Multivariate analysis is used to assess the impact of owner background and objectives and of characteristics of individual firms on the compound annual growth rate in employment.