How small business managers’ age and focus on opportunities affect business growth: A mediated moderation growth model
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2016
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Research on business growth has been criticized for methodological weaknesses. We present a mediated moderation growth model as a new methodological approach. We hypothesized that small business managers' age negatively affects business growth through focus on opportunities. We sampled 201 small business managers and obtained firm performance data over 5 years, resulting in 836 observations. Growth modeling showed systematic differences in firm performance trajectories. These differences could be explained by modeling focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between small business managers' age and business growth. The study illustrates how mediation models can be tested using growth modeling. |
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
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DOI:10.1111/jsbm.12253 Gielnik, Michael M., Zacher, Hannes, & Schmitt, Antje (2016) How small business managers’ age and focus on opportunities affect business growth: A mediated moderation growth model. Journal of Small Business Management. (In Press) |
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Copyright 2016 International Council for Small Business |
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QUT Business School; School of Management |
Palavras-Chave | #150314 Small Business Management #Small Business Manager #Age #Business Growth |
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Journal Article |