22571: Organizational Growth and Firm Resources – Revisiting Penrose in a New Economy

Monday, July 28, 2025

12:00 - 13:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall C- C4-m3

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/9Wnxbp

Moderator(s)

DB

Dylan Boynton

Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State U., United States
CP

Constantin Prox

INSEAD, France

Participant(s)

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Joseph T. Mahoney

U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
DT

Danchi Tan

-, Taiwan
AD

Alicia DeSantola

U. of Washington, United States
PW

Phebo Derk Wibbens

INSEAD, France
DS

Deepak Somaya

U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
YZ

Yue Maggie Zhou

U. of Michigan, United States

This symposium explores the relationship between resources and firm growth. Recent work has recognized the importance of digital resources and their distinct properties in facilitating rapid scaling. We build on this line of thought, drawing on Penrose's foundational work to consider how diverse types of resources and firm-specific understanding of those resources contribute to the growth process writ large. The symposium integrates insights from various perspectives, including international business, entrepreneurship, and platforms, to examine how resource characteristics and their unique deployment by firms shape growth's nature, direction, and speed. Ultimately, we aim to deepen understanding of how heterogeneous resources and their firm- specific use contribute to organizational growth.