The growth strategies of women-controlled SMEs: A case study on Finnish software companies

Susan Meriläinen, Päivi Eriksson, Elina Henttonen

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Abstrakti

This article addresses the issue of excellence through the analysis of
the growth strategies and practices performed in women-controlled companies
operating in a high-growth industrial context. Taking the strategy-as-practice
perspective and drawing on qualitative and interpretative methodologies,
the article examines how women owner-managers view themselves as strategy
makers and how they describe their strategy practices as well as their
growth strategies in relation to the rapidly growing Finnish software industry.
The results show that in a high-growth industrial culture, the women
owner-managers articulate growth as a taken-for-granted objective and as an
unquestionable source of future success for their companies. Furthermore, the
women owner-managers position themselves as experienced and competent
leaders of various types of growth strategies.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
Sivut434-447
Sivumäärä15
JulkaisuInternational Journal of Business Excellence
Vuosikerta1
Numero4
TilaJulkaistu - 2008
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli

Hakusanat

  • growth
  • growth strategy
  • Strategy-as-Practice
  • gender
  • owner-manager
  • women-controlled company
  • case study
  • high-growth industrial context

Tieteenala

  • Liiketaloustiede

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