Different types of strategic renewal by the successor are identified: organizational change, innovation, combined actions and no action. The main assumption is that renewal after succession improves SME post-transfer performance compared to no actions taken. Also successor’s timing of the takeover is observed, looking at the economic conditions in the year of ownership transfer: decline, average or growing conditions. The hypotheses are tested on a random stratified sample of 333 Dutch firms. Univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) and complementary T-tests show that organizational change, product/market innovation and combined actions all increase post-transfer performance compared to no renewal. Strategic renewal pays off in any economi...
This paper analyses the impact of the change in ownership after a management buyout on both post-buy...
textabstractEmploying concepts of lateral and longitudinal learning, we examined the dissolution of ...
Company succession is a key strategic task that the incumbent owner must address. Based on the findi...
The main purpose of this dissertation is to identify the factors that explain success and failure in...
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between successor characteristics, transfer pla...
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between strategic renewal and the performance of smal...
This study examines the relationship between successor and planning characteristics and post-transfe...
textabstractHow do large well-established firms renew themselves in an increasing turbulent environm...
textabstractEuropean firms are confronted with major changes in their business environment because o...
The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into how the successors of family-owned manufacturi...
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the process of strategic renewal implementation wi...
In business today efforts are being taken in order to grow, while some firms slowly grow organically...
Purpose – Taking company succession as an alternative means of embarking on an entrepreneurial activ...
textabstractHow do long-lived firms strategically renew themselves over time? Viewing organizational...
Adopting a knowledge-based view of the firm, this chapter explores how different contents of firm-le...
This paper analyses the impact of the change in ownership after a management buyout on both post-buy...
textabstractEmploying concepts of lateral and longitudinal learning, we examined the dissolution of ...
Company succession is a key strategic task that the incumbent owner must address. Based on the findi...
The main purpose of this dissertation is to identify the factors that explain success and failure in...
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between successor characteristics, transfer pla...
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between strategic renewal and the performance of smal...
This study examines the relationship between successor and planning characteristics and post-transfe...
textabstractHow do large well-established firms renew themselves in an increasing turbulent environm...
textabstractEuropean firms are confronted with major changes in their business environment because o...
The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into how the successors of family-owned manufacturi...
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the process of strategic renewal implementation wi...
In business today efforts are being taken in order to grow, while some firms slowly grow organically...
Purpose – Taking company succession as an alternative means of embarking on an entrepreneurial activ...
textabstractHow do long-lived firms strategically renew themselves over time? Viewing organizational...
Adopting a knowledge-based view of the firm, this chapter explores how different contents of firm-le...
This paper analyses the impact of the change in ownership after a management buyout on both post-buy...
textabstractEmploying concepts of lateral and longitudinal learning, we examined the dissolution of ...
Company succession is a key strategic task that the incumbent owner must address. Based on the findi...