Type and Duration
internes Projekt, July 2006 until August 2009Coordinator
Chair in International ManagementMain Research
Growth and ComplexityField of Research
EnterpriseInternational and Strategic Management
Description
Partner: Austrian Research Centers GmbHThe research project studies the impact of generic strategies on firm performance using a longitudinal study of small and medium-sized firms in Austria. In two surveys, data on the strategic behavior and performance of the same group of firms was gathered for the period from 1992 to 2002 with the particular aim of capturing strategic persistence and its link to performance. Three generic strategies were classified - the cost-efficiency, differentiation, and combination strategies - and their long-term impact on profitability, turnover and employment growth examined. We argue that the combination strategy is a viable strategic choice for SMEs in particular in the competitive environment of a small, open economy such as Austria. Our results reveal that a combination strategy performs better with respect to profitability and growth than no strategy at all and achieves even higher profitability than a differentiation strategy. Moreover, companies which changed their strategy over time were not inferior compared to firms which followed a pure or combination strategy
Keywords
Knowledge Management, Business management, Regional economic research, Organisational development, Strategic Management
Principal Investigator
Publications
Leitner, K.-H., & Güldenberg, S. (2010). Generic Strategies and Firm Performance in SMEs: A Longitudinal Study of Austrian SMEs. Small Business Economics: An Entrepreurship Journal, 35(2), 169-189. (ABDC_2022: A; ABS_2021: 3; VHB_3: B)
moreDurst, S., & Güldenberg, S. (2010). The Influence of Intangible Assets on External Succession Decisions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing(4), 367-381. (ABS_2021: 1; VHB_3: B)
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Güldenberg, S. (2008). Lern- und Wissensmanagement. Paper presented at the Jubiläumskonferenz "10 Jahre Wissensbilanz in Österreich: Erfahrungen, Wirkungen und Perspektiven", Vienna, Austria.
moreGüldenberg, S., & Leitner, K.-H. (2007). Generic Strategies and Firm Performance in SMEs. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Corporate Strategy (ACCS), Vallendar, Germany.
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