Slack Resources and the Performance of Privately Held Firms

• Main Author: GEORGE, Gerard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: Public companies; Financial performance; Private companies; Performance competency-based education; Resource management; Entrepreneurship; Resource allocation; Resource-based theory of the firm; Organizational behavior; Business; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4615; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5614/viewcontent/Slack_Resources_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Empirical findings from publicly traded firms and behavioral arguments suggest a positive influence of resource slack on financial performance. While this area has remained unexplored in privately held firms, conceptual arguments indicate that resource constraints may enhance performance. Longitudin...