Moving from the recent call for studies that link ethics and strategic decision making and from a lack of academic research that connects firm growth to stakeholder management, we adopt a case study research to contribute to advancing theory on this topic by focusing on five Italian, family-owned firms that reached a leadership position or, at least, climbed into their industry rankings over a long time span. Following a mid-range, theory building approach, we develop a theoretical model showing that outperforming competitors rests upon: (i) a idiosyncratic and sustainable growth process; (ii) a hierarchical model of stakeholder management; and (iii) an entrepreneurial value system that bridges both of them into an integrated corporate strategy.
Minoja, M., Lionzo, A., Lassini, U., Stakeholder management, firm growth, and entrepreneurial values: emerging patterns from family firms that out-perform competitors, The firm's role in the economy: Does a growth-oriented business model exist?, Cacucci, BARI -- ITA 2013: 1-27 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/67060]
Stakeholder management, firm growth, and entrepreneurial values: emerging patterns from family firms that out-perform competitors
Minoja, Mario;Lionzo, Andrea;Lassini, Ugo
2013
Abstract
Moving from the recent call for studies that link ethics and strategic decision making and from a lack of academic research that connects firm growth to stakeholder management, we adopt a case study research to contribute to advancing theory on this topic by focusing on five Italian, family-owned firms that reached a leadership position or, at least, climbed into their industry rankings over a long time span. Following a mid-range, theory building approach, we develop a theoretical model showing that outperforming competitors rests upon: (i) a idiosyncratic and sustainable growth process; (ii) a hierarchical model of stakeholder management; and (iii) an entrepreneurial value system that bridges both of them into an integrated corporate strategy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.