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| Degree: PhD |
| Title: Beyond Start-up: Small and Medium Enterprises Growth, Transitions and Replication |
| Overview: Within the Australian
economy, approximately 95% of businesses can be categorized as small.
Most of these firms exhibit marginal growth characteristics, with only
a minority of fast growing, small firms generating the majority of
employment growth in the small business sector. International data,
whilst varying by country and by industry, indicate that approximately
70% of long-term employment created from new ventures is generated by
only 10% of these new firms. Whilst the causes of small business
failure have been extensively researched, growth has not. This research
proposes to develop a model based around replication, knowledge
transfer and resource stickiness, to explain the growth of firms beyond
start-up. This research, through the development of appropriate models,
will help inform public policy and private strategies, particularly in
regional Australia where SMEs contribute the bulk of private sector
employment. |
| Principal Supervisor: Professor Julian Lowe |
| Associate Supervisor: Dr Steve McEachern |
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