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What can Latin‐American entrepreneurs learn from Catalan gazelles?

What can Latin‐American entrepreneurs learn from Catalan gazelles? PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to systematize the strategic capabilities of seven surviving industrial Catalan companies which were going through explosive growth in 1999.Design/methodologyWe use the comparative case studies method to draw on the common features among the seven in‐debt cases we built. We are well aware that the method of comparative case studies does not provide a sufficient base for bold generalizations. However, the qualitative approach adopted here allows for the first in‐depth look at the strategies that bring surviving entrepreneurs from explosive growth to a more balanced growth path.FindingsWe identify four organizational capabilities as key to the survival of these businesses ten years later: first, ability to prioritize product and market development, including internationalization, over operations; second, ability to reorganize internally and delegate in a timely manner; third, ability to manage innovation and support creativity linked to productivity; and finally, ability to manage economic and financial resources.Social implicationsImplications for the culturally proximate and less‐studied Latin‐American gazelles are presented. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración Emerald Publishing

What can Latin‐American entrepreneurs learn from Catalan gazelles?

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1012-8255
DOI
10.1108/ARLA-06-2013-0069
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to systematize the strategic capabilities of seven surviving industrial Catalan companies which were going through explosive growth in 1999.Design/methodologyWe use the comparative case studies method to draw on the common features among the seven in‐debt cases we built. We are well aware that the method of comparative case studies does not provide a sufficient base for bold generalizations. However, the qualitative approach adopted here allows for the first in‐depth look at the strategies that bring surviving entrepreneurs from explosive growth to a more balanced growth path.FindingsWe identify four organizational capabilities as key to the survival of these businesses ten years later: first, ability to prioritize product and market development, including internationalization, over operations; second, ability to reorganize internally and delegate in a timely manner; third, ability to manage innovation and support creativity linked to productivity; and finally, ability to manage economic and financial resources.Social implicationsImplications for the culturally proximate and less‐studied Latin‐American gazelles are presented.

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Academia Revista Latinoamericana de AdministraciónEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 23, 2013

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