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The growth of business groups by habitual entrepreneurs: the role of entrepreneurial teams

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  • Donato Iacobucci

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica, Gestionale e dell’Automazione, Università Politecnica delle Marche)

  • Peter Rosa

    (Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Management School & Economics, University of Edinburgh)

Abstract

Previous research demonstrates that entrepreneurial processes underpin the growth of business groups. A business group is a set of companies controlled by the same entrepreneur. Case studies of portfolio entrepreneurs suggest that one of the main reasons for business group formation is the need to create an entrepreneurial team, which is achieved by giving minority shares in the new ventures to others, mainly former employees. This enhances the portfolio entrepreneur’s ability to grow and diversify the businesses under their control. The paper identifies and discusses the different types of entrepreneurial teams developed by portfolio entrepreneurs, and their dynamics.

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  • Donato Iacobucci & Peter Rosa, 2009. "The growth of business groups by habitual entrepreneurs: the role of entrepreneurial teams," Working Papers 0904, c.MET-05 - Centro Interuniversitario di Economia Applicata alle Politiche per L'industria, lo Sviluppo locale e l'Internazionalizzazione, revised Nov 2009.
    • Handle: RePEc:cme:wpaper:0904
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    4. Trevor Jones & Monder Ram, 2013. "Entrepreneurship as ethnic minority liberation," Research Papers 0011, Enterprise Research Centre.
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    9. Ferrer-Lorenzo, Juan Ramón & Abella-Garcés, Silvia & Maza-Rubio, Teresa, 2018. "Competitive advantage differences between firms belonging to a business group and independent companies in the Spanish wine industry," Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, Spanish Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 17(02), January.
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    Keywords

    Business groups; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial teams;
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    JEL classification:

    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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