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Reconceptualising the principles of Penrose’s (1959) theory and the resource based view of the firm

Samantha Burvill Orcid Logo, Dylan Jones-Evans, Hefin Rowlands

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Swansea University Author: Samantha Burvill Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/JSBED-11-2017-0361

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This article develops a conceptual framework to explain the firm growth process based on an integration and extension, through empirical research, of Penrose’s theory of the growth of the firm and the resource based view. Theoretical development within the firm growth literature has been noticeably...

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Published in: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
ISSN: 1462-6004
Published: 2018
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description This article develops a conceptual framework to explain the firm growth process based on an integration and extension, through empirical research, of Penrose’s theory of the growth of the firm and the resource based view. Theoretical development within the firm growth literature has been noticeably limited. Firm growth studies use different theoretical bases and what is needed is integration of multiple theories and empirical testing of these to form a new conceptual framework capable of explaining the modern growth process fully.The key perspectives are critically reviewed and integrated and empirical qualitative research is undertaken analysing the process of growth in two firms. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation and analysis of company documentation are utilised.The key insight this research provides is detailed information with regard to which resources, mediators and outputs are vital to firm growth, how they need to be developed and why this is the case. The study shows that these act in a cyclical nature to enable firm growth and development.These findings could be used by practitioners to determine which part of the conceptual framework requires the most amount of improvement and which are developed to an acceptable state, enabling them to make plans for the achievement of growth.This research is able to reconceptualise two dominant theoretical perspectives resulting in the generation of a new firm growth framework, thereby addressing a distinct gap in the firm growth literature.
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