Firm Growth, Industry Growth and Business Failure

Four business failure pathways based on firm and industry growth are described and studied: market deterioration, market maladaptation, fight for market share, and loss of control. Firms with growing sales increased assets and debt and declined more rapidly than firms with declining sales. Firm effe...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Howard, Moulton, W.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1988
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3843
https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.1988.4979632
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Four business failure pathways based on firm and industry growth are described and studied: market deterioration, market maladaptation, fight for market share, and loss of control. Firms with growing sales increased assets and debt and declined more rapidly than firms with declining sales. Firm effects dominated industry effects.