Scale-ups and High-Growth Firms - Alex Coad Anders Bornhäll Sven-Olov Daunfeldt Alexander McKelvie Kartoniert (TB)

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 ac ademics and public policy makers. However there remains considerable confusion regarding what a scale-up actually is. This is an open access book.