The promises and properties of rapidly growing companies : gazelles

The Promises and Properties of Rapidly Growing Companies contributes to contemporary thought on so-called gazelles - high performing market players that create many jobs and promise strong welfare effects. Moving away from the well-established idea of firm growth as a continuous process, the contrib...

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Other Authors Becker-Ritterspach, Florian A. A., 1972- (Editor), Dörrenbächer, Christoph, 1961- (Editor), Tomenendal, Matthias (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781801178204
DOI10.1108/9781801178181
Physical Description1 online resource (216 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Setting the scene and marking the trail for new directions in gazelle research / Florian Becker-Ritterspach, Christoph Dörrenbächer, and Matthias Tomenendal
  • Chapter 2. Catching up with gazelles: A systematic literature review of high growth antecedents / Preetam Gaikwad
  • Chapter 3. Spotting gazelles in Germany. Occurrence and distribution of high-growth firms in Europe's largest economy / Christian Raffer and Matthias Tomenendal
  • Chapter 4. Leadership in high-growth, venture capital-funded startups - a qualitative study of Berlin-based firms / Miriam Hamam and Matthias Tomenendal
  • Chapter 5. Gazelle policy conundrums: Some prudent avenues for supporting gazelles in Germany / Preetam Gaikwad and Christoph Dörrenbächer
  • Chapter 6. How and why internationalization facilitates high firm growth / Florian Becker-Ritterspach
  • Chapter 7. Exploring the janus-faced nature of gazelles' corporate citizenship: Societally engaged gazelles vs. Superstar firms / Christoph Dörrenbächer, Matthias Tomenendal, Anna-Luisa Grebe, and Julia Thielemann
  • Chapter 8. Taking stock and moving forward: Some concluding remarks on gazelle firms and gazelle research / Matthias Tomenendal, Florian Becker-Ritterspach, and Christoph Dörrenbächer.