Jay Gaibraith (1982, Journal of Business Strategy) was among the first to discuss the stages of growth and the challenges at each stage for an organization as it develops.
Almost 500 subsequent papers have cited Galbraith's article. Many of those have substantially built upon his ideas.
Decision making process in university spin-off formations
K Ismail, WZ Wan Omar, K Soehod
Entrepreneurship and Technology Management in High Technology and Small Firms. It is a chapter in a book (pp. 133-170) published by UTM Press, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.