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Rolando Vaz
Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias Económicas e Empresariais
España
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-3975
Vol. 30 Núm. 2 (2021), Artículos, Páginas 1-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.30.2.7190
Recibido: 21-10-2020 Aceptado: 04-02-2021 Publicado: 09-06-2021
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The objective of this research is to review and unify the empirical literature that identifies the determining factors for firm growth. A list of 165 articles forms the backbone of the present review of the empirical literature on firm growth. Based on this review, we provide a synthesis of numerous determinant factors associated with firm growth. Specifically, we enumerate and detail the determining factors in three blocks: entrepreneur’s idiosyncratic features, firm’s internal factors, and factors external to the firm. The work provides a better understanding of the complex process of growth, shows the shortcomings in empirical research on the growth of the firm and presents directions for future research. 

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