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| Author: | Davidsson, P. Klofsten, M. |
| Title: | The Business Platform: Developing an Instrument to Gauge and to Assist the Development of Young Firms |
| Journal: | Journal of Small Business Management
2003 : JAN, VOL. 41:1, p. 1-26 |
| Index terms: | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES MODELS QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The research presented here addresses the following problems the authors perceive in research on the development of young firms. First, the authors feel there is a lack of holistic yet quantifiable and generalizable ways in which to assess the state of newly started firms. Quantitative research typically relies on additive models that are unable to explain more than half of the outcome variance at the most. Holistic approaches tend to be qualitative and therefore have unknown generalizability. Second, the authors feel there is a lack of action-oriented assessment models that are firmly anchored in research. Research models typically take a passive prediction position and often build on relationships that give little hands-on advice to managers. |
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