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.
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.
Alkuperäiskieli | englanti |
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Sivut | 434-447 |
Sivumäärä | 15 |
Julkaisu | International Journal of Business Excellence |
Vuosikerta | 1 |
Numero | 4 |
Tila | Julkaistu - 2008 |
OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli |
Hakusanat
- growth
- growth strategy
- Strategy-as-Practice
- gender
- owner-manager
- women-controlled company
- case study
- high-growth industrial context
Tieteenala
- Liiketaloustiede