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I "nuovi protagonisti" dell'industria italiana

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  • Valeriano Balloni
  • Donato Iacobucci

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The paper aims to analyse the growth process of successful entrepreneurial firms ("new stars") in the Italian manufacturing industry. The "new stars" have been defined as new initiatives that having been established as new ventures after World War II have reached a turnover of at least 100 million Euros in 1999 and are still under the ownership and control of the founding entrepreneur. Using these criteria we identified 66 groups. The cases analysed followed two main growth strategies: the first is based on the internationalisation of the distribution and production activities, while remaining focused in the initial lines of business; the second is based on the differentiation of the original products, in order to cover all the relevant market segments within the same sector. On the contrary, related and unrelated diversification and vertical integration as well, played a minor role. Entrepreneurs expanded the activities under their control by setting up or acquiring new companies, rather than expanding the existing ones. The setting up of new companies is induced by the aim of giving them strategic and operative autonomy. Specifically it allows a more effective specialisation in production and marketing activities and it helps to preserve an entrepreneurial style of management, which is typical of small firms, while they are growing in size.

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  • Valeriano Balloni & Donato Iacobucci, 2001. "I "nuovi protagonisti" dell'industria italiana," L'industria, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 4, pages 633-676.
  • Handle: RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/2373:y:2001:i:4:p:633-676
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    1. Giulio Cainelli & Donato Iacobucci & Enrica Morganti, 2006. "Spatial agglomeration and business groups: New evidence from Italian industrial districts," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(5), pages 507-518.
    2. Stefano Prezioso, 2008. "Growth and “diversity” of Italian industry: the position of Southern Italy," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 3, July.
    3. Fabrizio Onida, 2003. "Growth, competitiveness and firm size: factors shaping the role of Italy’s productive system in the world arena," KITeS Working Papers 144, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, revised Jul 2003.
    4. Gianluca Lavezzari & Sara Paoletti & Massimo Florio & Pietro Possenti, 2008. "Internationalisation in the household appliances sector in Fabriano (Italy). A case study," Working Papers 200902, CSIL Centre for Industrial Studies.

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