Organizational Identity and Firm Growth
Properties of Growth, Contextual Identities and Micro-Level Processes

Editors: Christoph Dörrenbächer, Matthias Tomenendal, Sarah Stanske



Includes practical examples from small and medium-sized companies

Presents new research into successful growth strategies

Focuses on the largely unexplored interplay between organizational identities and firm growth

This edited volume focuses on the interplay between organizational identities and firm growth, an area which remains largely unexplored. Firm growth in its various forms is omnipresent in the contemporary business environment, but does not always lead to positive results. At the same time, some organizations are growing faster than their peers, leading to questions of organizational growth antecedents. In addition to the dominant economic reasons in strategic literature, the volume seeks to integrate psychological aspects to the discourse, thereby considering the micro, meso and macro level. By providing both insights into international academic thinking and into practical examples of small and medium-sized companies in Berlin, the authors identify new findings concerning successful growth strategies.

Table of contents

Front Matter
Pages i-xi

Organizational Identity and Firm Growth: An Introduction
Pages 1-11

Organizational Identity and Its Applications: A Direction for Further Research
Pages 13-62

Organizational Identity in Management Consulting Firms: Professional Partnerships and Managed Professional Businesses Compared
Pages 63-105

Tracing Gazelles: An Exploration into Identities of Rapidly Growing Companies
Pages 107-136

The Role of Shared Identity Projects in Fostering Regional Innovation and Growth
Pages 137-162

Organizational Identity and International Firm Growth: Some Theoretical Considerations
Pages 163-182

Organizational Identity, Global Mindset and the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Pages 183-207

Concluding Remarks: Organizational Identity in a Transforming World
Pages 209-215

Back Matter
Pages 217-223