Is there a 'growth trap'?: a preliminary analysis of profit and revenue data for Canadian companies

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dc.creator Pendse, Shripad G.
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-15T18:54:29Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-15T18:54:29Z
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.identifier http://library2.smu.ca/bitstream/handle/01/25406/asb_proceedings_2007.pdf#page=85
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/25571
dc.description.abstract Michael Porter (1996) has argued that managers frequently fall into a ‘growth trap’, focusing on growing revenues at the expense of a weakened strategy and reduced profits. Research by others offers mixed support for Porter’s argument. This study reports preliminary results from analyzing data on revenue and profits for two years from 1,000 large Canadian companies. It shows that the relationship between revenue and profits is weaker than one might expect, but it is a positive relationship. Thus Porter’s conclusion may be valid but only to a limited extent. en_CA
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dc.publisher Atlantic Schools of Business en_CA
dc.subject.lcsh Corporate profits -- Canada
dc.subject.lcsh Corporations -- Growth
dc.title Is there a 'growth trap'?: a preliminary analysis of profit and revenue data for Canadian companies en_CA
dc.type Text en_CA
dcterms.bibliographicCitation Proceedings of the 37th Atlantic Schools of Business conference, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 2007, pp 85-96
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