High‐growth firms in the Swedish ERP industry

This paper analyses growth patterns in three high‐growth Swedish firms (Intentia, IBS, and in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) industry. A multi‐theoretical framework is developed and used to analyse the firms’ growth. It is concluded that growth is a complex phenomenon that has to be viewed from different theoretical angles to be understood. It is shown that entrepreneurs’ intentions, international growth strategies, organic organisations, industry structure and networks, and national cultures are all factors that influence firms’ growth.