 The growth strategies of women-controlled SMEs: a case study on Finnish software companiesPaivi Eriksson, Elina Henttonen and Susan Merilainen International Journal of Business Excellence, 2008, vol. 1, issue 4, 434-447 Abstract: This article addresses the issue of excellence through the analysis of the growth strategies and practices performed in women-controlled companies operating in a high-growth industrial context. Taking the strategy-as-practice perspective and drawing on qualitative and interpretative methodologies, the article examines how women owner-managers view themselves as strategy makers and how they describe their strategy practices as well as their growth strategies in relation to the rapidly growing Finnish software industry. The results show that in a high-growth industrial culture, the women owner-managers articulate growth as a taken-for-granted objective and as an unquestionable source of future success for their companies. Furthermore, the women owner-managers position themselves as experienced and competent leaders of various types of growth strategies. Keywords: growth strategy; strategy-as-practice; gender; female owner-managers; women controlled companies; case study; high-growth industrial context; business excellence; Finland; software industry; leadership; female entrepreneurs; SMEs; small and medium-sized enterprises; entrepreneurship. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:1:y:2008:i:4:p:434-447 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Business Excellence from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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