Scale-ups and High-Growth Firms Theory, Definitions, and Measurement

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2024
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business
• Subjects: Entrepreneurship; Firm Growth; Firm Performance; High-Growth Firms; Scale-up; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJD Business innovation; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJH Entrepreneurship / Start-ups; Unicorns
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (61 p.)
• ISBN: 978-981-97-1379-0; 9789819713783; 9789819713790
• Access: Open Access

This open access book goes into the details of the characteristics of scale-ups, touching upon various theoretical perspectives (stages of growth models, the role of intangible capital, the tradeoffs between fixed costs and marginal costs) relating to firm growth, to provide a clear definition of this emerging concept. Given the disproportionately large economic contribution of a small number of fast-growing firms, there has been growing interest in a category of dynamic ventures called "scale-ups". The term was popularized by Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists before receiving attention from academics and public policy makers. However, there remains considerable confusion regarding what a scale-up actually is. This is an open access book.