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

Pendse, Shripad G.

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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.language.iso	en	en_CA
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