Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 17 Issue 2

A cross‐cultural analysis of intellectual asset protection in SMEs: The effect of environmental scanning

Céline Bérard, Hélène Delerue

This paper aims to examine the effect of national culture on the capacity of small and medium‐sized biotechnology enterprises to protect their intellectual assets by analysing the…

An analysis of marketing programmes adopted by regional small and medium‐sized enterprises

Guy Parrott, Muhammad Azam Roomi, David Holliman

The purpose of this paper is to create an understanding of the true nature of contemporary SME marketing activities. While acknowledging operational constraints, the paper aims to…

Entrepreneurial orientation in the forestry industry: a population ecology perspective

Etienne St‐Jean, Luc LeBel, Josée Audet

This study primarily seeks to focus on how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) may have influenced the evolution of SMEs in a constrained environment, namely the forestry industry…

Is there a relationship between information technology adoption and human resource management?

Wendy R. Carroll, Terry H. Wagar

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the adoption of information technology is associated with human resource management and organizational restructuring.

Financing entrepreneurship in different regions: The failure to decentralise financing to regional centres in Sweden

Björn Berggren, Lars Silver

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the financial search behaviour of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in different regions and the perceived importance of different…

Entrepreneurial opportunities in changing communities

Sibylle Heilbrunn

The purpose of this paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities in changing communities via the development of a conceptual model, drawing on Hudson's concepts of places…

Relational capabilities for value co‐creation and innovation in SMEs

Isaac K. Ngugi, Rhona E. Johnsen, Peter Erdélyi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relational capabilities developed by small and medium‐sized suppliers in relationships with larger customers and to explore the…

Do all SMEs practise same kind of marketing?

Helen Reijonen

The purpose of this paper is to get a deeper understanding of how the concept of marketing is seen and put into practice in SMEs. Furthermore, it seeks to examine whether the…

Meeting entrepreneurs' support needs: are assistance programs effective?

Juita‐Elena Yusuf

This study sets out to examine the effectiveness of US start‐up assistance programs in meeting support needs of nascent entrepreneurs. It also aims to address whether…

Editorial

Harry Matlay