Risk attitude, product innovation, and firm growth. Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms

Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature

“…In contrast, Cucculelli and Ermini (2013) find that firms run by risk-loving entrepreneurs tend to perform better in their sample of 178 entrepreneurs running Italian manufacturing firms in 2007. The authors compare firms that introduce new products with those without new product innovations.…”

Age and firm growth: evidence from three European countries

“…As noted by Stenholm and Toivonen, (2009) growth may stem from the combination of firm attributes, willingness-to-grow, abilities, and opportunities. In this perspective, the risk-loving attitude of the entrepreneur (Cucculelli and Ermini, 2012), as well as human capital and innovation (Arrighetti and Ninni, 2009), may certainly play a key role. According to Penrose (1959), lack of managerial skills may hinder firm growth, especially in small-sized firms, even if firms would like to grow.…”

The influence of intellectual capital on innovativeness and growth in tourism SMEs: empirical evidence from Slovenia and Croatia

“…In the past, researchers in the area of innovation devoted their attention more to manufacturing (Toivonen and Tuominen, 2009;De Vries, 2006;Laperche & Picard, 2013;Triguero & Córcoles, 2013;Sánchez-Sellero, Rosell-Martínez, & García-Vázquez, 2013;;Cucculelli & Ermini, 2013;Tiron Tudor et al, 2014). As the service sector is becoming important in many developing economies researchers are nowadays increasingly interested in innovation in services (Chang, Linton, & Chen, 2012;Desmarchelier, Djellal, & Gallouj, 2013;Hogan, Soutar, McColl-Kennedy, & Sweeney, 2011;O'Cass and Sok, 2013;Thakur and Hale, 2013).…”