Strategy is personality-driven, strategy is crisis-driven: insights from entrepreneurial firms

McCarthy, Breda

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The objective of this study was to explore the main factors influencing the development of strategy in small firms. Among its contributions, the study found that strategy was personality-driven and crisis-driven. The study identified two main types of entrepreneurs: the pragmatist and the charismatic entrepreneur, and highlighted how the risk-taking capacities of some entrepreneurs changed over time. The study suggests that the experience of crisis gave rise to a more rational, planned approach to the strategy-making process.

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0025 1747

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Emerald Group

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10.1108/00251740310468081