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Entrepreneurial orientation versus small business orientation : what are their relationships to firm performance?
Runyan, Rodney; Droge, Cornelia; Swinney, Jane - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 46 (2008) 4, pp. 567-588
This study examines the construct of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) versus small business orientation (SBO), their impact on small business performance, and whether these effects are moderated by longevity. A sample of 267 small business owners from 11 small-medium downtowns was used in...
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Are growing SMEs more market-oriented and brand-oriented?
Reijonen, Helen; Laukkanen, Tommi; Komppula, Raija; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 50 (2012) 4, pp. 699-716
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The effect of customer orientation on smaller sized service firms and on the market : a multilevel application embracing firms and customers
Polo Peña, Ana Isabel; Frías Jamilena, Dolores María; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 54 (2016) 2, pp. 566-581
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Testing for linear and quadratic effects between price adaptation and export performance : the impact of values and perceptions
Sousa, Carlos M. P.; Lengler, Jorge F. B.; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 52 (2014) 3, pp. 501-520
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Determinants of performance in microenterprises : preliminary evidence from Argentina
Berrone, Pascual; Gertel, Héctor R.; Giuliodori, Roberto; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 52 (2014) 3, pp. 477-500
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Antecedents and performance implications of a sales department's learning and entrepreneurial orientation in SMEs
Spillecke, Susanne; Brettel, Malte - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 52 (2014) 3, pp. 407-426
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Implementing a market orientation in small manufacturing firms : from cognitive model to action
Martin, James H.; Martin, Beth Ann; Minnillo, Paul R. - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 1, pp. 92-115
Using in-depth interviews of the CEO/Presidents of 21 small manufacturing firms, this research explored how leaders with a high market-oriented cognitive model have intentionally pursued the implementation of that model and how their activities differed from leaders with a low market-oriented...
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Barriers to innovation among Spanish manufacturing SMEs
Madrid-Guijarro, Antonia; Garcia Pérez de Lema, Domingo; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 4, pp. 465-488
Innovation is widely recognized as a key factor in the competitiveness of nations and firms. Small firms that do not embrace innovation within their core business strategy run the risk of becoming uncompetitive because of obsolete products and processes. Innovative firms are a perquisite for a...
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Growth development paths of firms : a study of smaller businesses
Brenner, Thomas; Schimke, Antje - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 53 (2015) 2, pp. 539-557
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The vicissitudes of competitive advantage : empirical evidence from Australian manufacturing SMEs
Liao, Tung-Shan; Rice, John; Lu, Juin-Cherng - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 53 (2015) 2, pp. 469-481
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