Using the concept of competitiveness and the competency approach, a conceptual model is developed that links the characteristics of SMEs' owner-managers and their firms' long-term performance. Competitiveness entails three characteristics -- potential, process, and performance – but is also...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the development and validation of the entrepreneurial behaviour inventory (EBI), an instrument for measuring the entrepreneurial behaviours of corporate managers. Design/methodology/approach – Through actual consulting experience, interviews...

The term emerging technology complex (ETC) is associated with companies that wish to diversify into a technology related business by setting up a new venture in parallel with their existing core business. ETC strategy has been widely adopted by many traditional companies due to the advance of...