Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 15 Issue 1

Family firm succession: the management buy‐out and buy‐in routes

This exploratory study aims to provide fresh insights into the ownership transfer of private family firms through internal management buy‐out (MBO) and external management buy‐in…

Exploring managerial behavior in small international firms

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the research on internationalization in small firms and research on managerial behavior, and it aims to develop new research questions that…

The creation and evolution of new business ventures: an activity theory perspective

The paper seeks to draw on the work of Engeström to set out an activity theory framework for the analysis of entrepreneurs engaged in the creation of new business ventures (NBVs)…

A conceptual role interaction model for supply chain management in SMEs

This paper aims to propose a role interaction model for understanding a supply chain orientation of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs).

Product launch, product advantage and market orientation in SMEs

The importance of new product development to the survival and success of firms is well supported in the literature; however, few studies have investigated new product development…

The relationship between an entrepreneur's culture and the entrepreneurial behaviour of the firm

This paper seeks to evaluate the relationship between Turkish entrepreneurs' cultural attributes and the entrepreneurial behaviour of their firms.

Owner characteristics and health of SMEs in Pakistan

A major frustration for most policy researchers in the small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) area is the virtual non‐existence of scientific data on this sector in the country…

The owner/manager's mentality and the financial performance of SMEs

Despite the fact that the mentality of owner/managers is an important aspect of their personality characteristics no prior study has made any attempt to examine its possible…

Home‐based internet businesses as drivers of variety

The purpose of this paper is to show that the way home‐based internet businesses (HBIBs) are operated and the reasons for which they are started enable HBIBs to bring about…

The shifting consultant involvement

This article aims to investigate the practice adopted by entrepreneurs regarding their use of consultants through the business life cycle.

The shotgun clause

This paper aims to examine the economic rationale for the shotgun clause, a legally specified protocol for the dissolution of a partnership or a private corporation that empowers…

Institutional strategies for developing enterprise education: A review of some concepts and models

This paper aims to identify criteria for assessing the viability of institutional strategies for enterprise education and to develop models that describe methods of organising…

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