Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present practical methodological insights into doing research with the owner-managers of small and medium enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – Practical methodological lessons are reported from a project involving interviews with owner-managers...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of the diary-interview method in the context of research on technological learning in the New Zealand dairy industry. Design/methodology/approach – The diary-interview method was used to collect data from 8 farmers operating...

The Rio Conference in 1992, with its Agenda 21 and the statement of principles for sustainable development, was an important impetus for environmental issues in Costa Rica, which together with processes already emerging in the country, led to the creation of Program Payment for Environmental...

The literature suggests that improving the management knowledge and skills of owner-managers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contributes to their survival and growth (Fuller-Love 2006; Thomson et al 2001). New Zealand commentators contend that there is considerable scope for further...

Objectives: Managerial capability in New Zealand SMEs has been perceived by policy makers as a factor that has constrained SME growth and development (MED, 2008). The New Zealand Centre for SME Research (NZSMERC) has undertaken a programme of research on managerial capability in New Zealand...

This study examines the direct impact of three dimensions of the institutional environment on managerial attitudes toward the natural environment and the direct influence of the latter on the environmental sustainability orientation (ESO) of small firms. We contend that when the institutional...