<title>Abstract</title> This paper provides an overview of current research into the financing of women-owned/led ventures and identifies specific issues requiring further investigation, as well as possible future research directions. Topics covered by current research are divided, for discussion, into five...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper provides an overview of five articles which comprise the second part of the special issue on women and the financing of entrepreneurial ventures, and identifies specific issues requiring further investigation, as well as possible future research directions. Topics covered by...

<title>Abstract</title> The study reported here addresses some issues on gender, entrepreneurship and finance that have been identified as problematic in the literature. For example, much of the research to date is based on the assumption of entrepreneurship as male entrepreneurship; few studies have...

This authoritative and comprehensive Handbook showcases the nature and benefits of the new wave in entrepreneurship education emerging as a result of revised academic programmes developed to reflect new forms of entrepreneurship.

The aim of this study, which followed two prior postal surveys, was to explore in detail, the roles of incremental improvement typified by TQM, and radical innovation in the form of BPR, in organisational change strategies. The empirical research comprised six in‐depth case studies, the...

Presents a model of organisational transformation drawing on case study research and a review of relevant literature. Concludes that it is important for change managers to understand how both the internal and external environments can influence organisational change strategies and activities....

Investigates why some companies make a successful transition from ISO 9000 to TQM while others experience difficulty or failure. Identifies factors influencing a successful transition and their significance in the context of organisational learning. Methodologies employed include literature...

One of the main difficulties with the Quality Circle (QC) technique is that, to the uninitiated, it appears attractively simple in concept. This attraction has been enhanced by the many claims made for it in the management literature. Such claims though, are often based on experiential rather...

This article reports the results of a longitudinal study of some of the earliest quality circle (QC) programmes to be established in the United Kingdom. The 27 companies in question were first contacted in 1981. A second survey, conducted in April/May 1985, aimed to find out how many of the QC...

Explains why companies wishing to make the transition to TQM must address the issue of organizational learning. Provides some evidence that quality circles (QCs) can facilitate organizational learning in the quality context. Discusses three theoretical stages of organizational learning, and...