Business process digitization, strategy, and the impact of firm age and size: the case of the magazine publishing industry

First geographic expansion of startup firms: Initial size and entry timing effects

“…Many previous studies confirm that the initial conditions of a startup firm are significant determinants of subsequent firm strategies (Stinchcombe, 1965;Boeker, 1989;Bamford et al, 1999;BarNir et al, 2003). This study also shares a similar position, and maintains that initial size and entry timing would separately and interactively influence whether and how soon a startup firm initiates first geographic expansion.…”

“…Empirical studies demonstrate that firm initial size significantly affects firm strategies (Cooper et al, 1989;Tucker et al, 1990;BarNir et al, 2003). Firm initial size, relevant to both internal resource abundance and external exchange relationships, has direct implications for firm strategic behavior.…”

“…While some of the studies are qualitative research that outline managerial issues for geographic expansions (Greening et al, 1996;Barringer and Greening, 1998), most previous studies concentrate on the various performance effects of geographic expansion, such as profitability, risk diversification, operational efficiency, firm growth, market share, and service quality (Nayyar, 1992;Coleman, 1993;Hughes et al, 1996;Robinson, 1997;Berger and DeYoung, 2001;Smoluk et al, 2003;Emmons et al, 2004). However, this study considers a firm's first geographic expansion as one unique type of strategic action Journal of Business Research 60 (2007) 388 -395 (Chen and Hambrick, 1995;BarNir et al, 2003) and proceeds to investigate the antecedents of such expansion behavior.…”

A study of the moderating effects of firm age at internationalization on firm survival and short‐term growth

“…This rigidity can impede fi rms from making rapid adjustments in their current products and services, as well as recognizing and exploiting business opportunities (BarNir, Gallaugher, and Auger, 2003). Building on this perspective, we suggest that fi rm age will have a negative moderating effect on postinternationalization growth such that, for those fi rms surviving the postinternationalization process, they will experience higher rates of short-term growth than their older counterparts.…”

Resilience as a Source of Competitive Advantage for Small Information Technology Companies

“…Saban and Rau (2005) found that resource and knowledge limitations hamper the usage of websites of SMEs. Furthermore, SMEs use the Internet less strategically (Webb and Sayer 1998) and less for marketing purposes (BarNir et al 2003) than their larger competitors.…”