Growth and growth intentions: a meta-analysis of existing evidence

Jonathan Levie () and Erkko Autio ()
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Jonathan Levie: Strathclyde Business School
Erkko Autio: Imperial College Business School

No 1, White Papers from Enterprise Research Centre

Abstract: This white paper summarises what we know about the connection between entrepreneurs’ growth intentions and realised enterprise growth. It addresses the following questions: How strong is the association between entrepreneurial growth intentions and subsequent performance? What affects entrepreneurial growth intentions at the individual level and national level, and how big are these effects? What can be done to raise entrepreneurial growth intentions in the UK? What further research needs to be done in this area? To address the first question, we conducted a meta-analysis of 13 longitudinal studies that obtained growth ambition, aspiration, intention or willingness perceptions from business owners and at a later point measured actual growth, and which provided correlations that could be used for comparison. To answer the second question, we conducted a meta-analysis of 39 studies of associations between growth intentions and individual or business level characteristics at the individual level, and five studies at the country level. Findings confirm the importance of growth intentions as directly affecting subsequent growth.

Keywords: growth intentions; realised growth; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L21 L25 L26 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2013-04-01
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