Fighting the Bear and Riding the Bull: Exploitation and Exploration During Times of Recession and Recovery

Walrave, Bob; van Oorschot, Kim E.; Romme, A. Georges L.; Langerak, Fred

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2125420

SSRN Journal

2012

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2125420

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Fighting the Bear and Riding the Bull: Exploitation and Exploration During Times of Recession and Recovery

Bob Walrave,

Kim E. van Oorschot,

A. Georges L. Romme

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Braking before the curve and accelerating inside? Exploration, countercyclical behavior, and SMEs’ resilience during economic downturns

Safón

Iborra

2023

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Some studies have provided empirical evidence that firms’ high growth rates just before economic crises are negatively associated with resilience. Other authors have observed that firms that grow fast in the early phases of an external crisis are generally more resilient. This countercyclical behavior is less common in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and literature has not delved into the underlying factors that facilitate SMEs’ countercyclical strategies. Firm exploration is defined as a firm’s willingness to experiment, take risks, be flexible, and accept variation. Our thesis is that exploration acts as a countercyclical factor by slowing down a firm’s growth before the external shock takes effect, favoring growth during the crisis, and providing better resilience outcomes. We find support for our hypotheses from a sample of 2,081 manufacturing medium-sized enterprises. Jel Classification: M10 GENERAL

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Braking before the curve and accelerating inside? Exploration, countercyclical behavior, and SMEs’ resilience during economic downturns

Safón

Iborra

2023

BRQ Business Research Quarterly

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Fighting the Bear and Riding the Bull: Exploitation and Exploration During Times of Recession and Recovery

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Braking before the curve and accelerating inside? Exploration, countercyclical behavior, and SMEs’ resilience during economic downturns

Braking before the curve and accelerating inside? Exploration, countercyclical behavior, and SMEs’ resilience during economic downturns

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