Characterising high growth firms : perspectives from the Asia Pacific region

Abstract

This study builds on conceptual and applied insights of business growth from entrepreneurship stage. It involved case studies of sixteen high-growth firms in Malaysia and New Zealand and led to a conceptual model of their performance. This model was then estimated using original data gathered from a questionnaire survey of a cross-section of high-growth and non-high-growth firms. The results indicate that success of a market expansion strategy is tied to product innovation strategy