Entrepreneurial Leaps: Growth Processes in Transition Phases Between Dynamic States

We use a multiple case study approach to investigate entrepreneurial leaps, transition phases between dynamic states in which entrepreneurial action focused on reconfiguring key elements of the business model allows a firm to tap into new pools of resources through accessing and exploiting new market. Based on an analysis of 24 cases from three European countries, we derive a general process model of entrepreneurial leaps and identify four different patterns of how these transitions typically unfolds. The combination of dynamic states and entrepreneurial leaps can be used as a general framework for explaining nonlinear growth processes in firms.

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This study adopts a multiple case study approach to investigate entrepreneurial leaps, which are transition phases where entrepreneurial action focused on reconfiguring key elements of the business model allows a firm to access and exploit new market resources. After analyzing 24 cases from three European countries, the researchers derive a general process model of entrepreneurial leaps and identify four different patterns of how these transitions typically unfold. The combination of dynamic states and entrepreneurial leaps can serve as a general framework for explaining nonlinear growth processes in firms.