A Research Agenda for Startups, Scale-Up, Scale-Down, and Re-Scaling Strategies
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-4456-7 (ISBN)
This timely book addresses the pressing need to understand scale-ups as a distinct phenomenon, presenting a comprehensive exploration of their challenges, strategies, and impacts. It highlights how, as engines of transformation, scale-ups challenge existing market structures, redefine industries, and highlight the need for dedicated research and policy frameworks to support their unique growth trajectories.
Comprising research by world-class scholars, this Research Agenda highlights developments in the ever-growing study of scale-ups, underscoring the significance of these firms in shaping economic landscapes. By integrating diverse approaches, including strategic foundations, international scaling, and innovative methods, this book builds a strong foundation for nuanced and actionable further research. As scale-ups continue to play an increasingly pivotal role in innovation and market transformation, this book will inspire further inquiry and collaboration to unlock these firms' full potential.
A Research Agenda for Startups, Scale-Up, Scale-Down, and Re-Scaling Strategies is a roadmap for those who seek to foster ecosystems where scale-ups can thrive. It is an essential tool for students, researchers, and academics of entrepreneurship and management, as well as policymakers and managers, who will find the insights and discussion presented here of great benefit.
Edited by Christian Felzensztein, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Reh Family Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Clarkson University, New York, USA, Afsaneh Bagheri, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, UK and Christian Lechner, Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Department of Business and Management, Luiss University, Italy
Contents
Introduction: a research agenda for startups, scale-up, scale-down,
and re-scaling strategies 1
Christian Felzensztein, Afsaneh Bagheri and Christian Lechner
PART I STRATEGIC FOUNDATIONS AND DYNAMICS OF
SCALING
1 The scaling funnel: insights into transitioning from startup
to scaleup 6
Christian Lechner
2 Decoding scaling success: how strategic orientation and
capabilities shape the growth trajectories of software firms 17
Rod B. McNaughton and Rakinder Sembhi
3 Scaling identity and dynamics: the critical role of
organizational identity in navigating scaling-up, scaling-
down and re-scaling challenges 41
Euclides Major, Philipp Bubenzer and Rogério Proença
4 Building leadership for scale: the role and design of SME
leadership programs 65
Simon Raby and Mark Hart
PART II SCALING ACROSS BORDERS
5 Startups’ international expansion: comparing the cross-
border scaling of three software startups 92
Deniz Tunçalp and Hakan Erten
6 Unconventional internationalization decisions in global
scaling: understanding the influence of CEO characteristics 114
Esther Tippmann and Sinéad Monaghan
7 Scale-ups and scaling within Latin America 134
Sascha Fuerst
8 Scaling-up and scaling-down within rapidly
internationalising start-ups: founders’ perceptions of the
need to transform capabilities and the role of stakeholders 150
Shiv Chaudhry, James M. Crick and Dave Crick
PART III ALTERNATIVE AND CONTEXT-SPECIFIC SCALING
APPROACHES
9 Alternative scaling strategies for post-growth-oriented
entrepreneurs: lessons from platform cooperatives 169
Carla Bustamante and Veronica Devenin
10 Scaling at the speed of tech: how digital tools drive startup
expansion 189
Hrishikesh Desai
11 The role of exit strategy in startups’ scale-up, re-scaling
and scale-down 212
Carol Lucy and Antonina Bauman
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elgar Research Agendas |
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0353-4456-4 / 1035344564 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0353-4456-7 / 9781035344567 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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