Questioning the growth dogma
05/04/2022
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In this video (“questioning the growth dogma”), Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, speaks about her work on growth and profitability.
Professor Ben-Hafaïedh and her co-author (Professor Anais Hamelin from EM Strasbourg) used a database of over 650,000 small and medium enterprises (SME) from different sectors in Europe, which represent nearly 40% of SMEs in the EU to study their growth (in terms of sales, assets, and employees) and their profitability over the period from 2011 – 2019. This enabled the researchers to assess the medium and long-term effects of their initial strategy orientation.
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Their research article “Questioning the Growth Dogma: A Replication Study”can also be viewed here.
Dr Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh is passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and social impact both as an academic and a board member. She specializes in collective entrepreneurship issues (e.g., entrepreneurial teams, corporate governance, ambitious entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship). Cyrine has published books, articles, and case studies on these topics and consults with various organizations. She manages academic programs at IÉSEG, including a Master program dedicated to Strategy and Digital Transformation, and is a board member of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB).
