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Research challenging a startup orthodoxy wins multiple Academy of Management awards

Published: 12 October 2023

Rapid scaling funded through venture capital is the holy grail of Silicon Valley startupsā€”and has been hailed as a way to encourage economic growth in impoverished places. Yet, slower growth could yield greater benefits for local economies, according to Anna Kim, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at ±«ÓćÖ±²„ Desautels. In a paper published in Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), Kim challenges the orthodoxy of the exclusive pursuit of high-growth entrepreneurship for poverty alleviation and suggests that multiple ventures growing at varying scales can better drive local development.

Co-authored with Suntae Kim from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, the publication ā€œGoing Viral or Growing Like an Oak Tree?ā€ has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Forbes, Delve, The Globe and Mail, and Nonprofit Quarterly. At AMJā€™s annual proceedings, the research won the 2023 ONE-SIM Outreach Award and the 2023 ONE Best Paper in Entrepreneurship and Natural Environment Award. It was also a finalist for the 2023 AMJ Best Article Award.

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