Purpose: This study aims to investigate routines as a conceptual tool to analyze resources management in small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) productive processes. Design/methodology/approach: The authors developed a qualitative multiple case study with Brazilian companies in the bakery...

Purpose: Nowadays, creation and discovery theories are the two main theoretical approaches supporting the studies on the emergence of enterprises and some scholars analyze these theories in isolation. In addition, studies that investigate the emergence of social enterprises based on these...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the main activities that startups outsource and the elements involved in outsourcing decisions. Design/methodology/approach: A multi-case study composed of Brazilian startups was conducted. Data through interviews and secondary sources were...