Streams of Research

Findings on Pace & Performance

Examples of Research

Method

Organizational change

Quantum pace is better than incrementalism

Miller & Friesen, 1982

Correlation comparison

Decision making

Fast is good, esp. in high-velocity environments

Baum & Wally, 2003; Eisenhardt, 1989, 1990; Judge & Miller, 1991

Case studies; Regression;

Structural equation model

Innovation & product development

Fast is good

Kessler & Chakrabarti, 1996; Schoonhoven et al., 1990; Stalk & Hout, 1990; Vesey, 1991

Anecdotal;

Analytical modeling

International expansion

Speed negatively moderates the relationship bet. Internationalization and firm performance

Vermeulen & Barkema, 2002

OLS regression