This study examines whether appearance of corporate, product and dual brand names (or a combination of brand names used together) on packaging influence consumer purchase preference. The face-to-face survey consists of consumers rating their purchase preference on a 7-point scale sixteen random...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and develop a comprehensive theoretical framework of how innovation occurs, the end result, and impact on business financial performance, focusing on three types of...

This study examines organizational innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and develops an extensive framework of how innovation occurs, its end results in terms of positive, negative outcomes, and its impacts on business financial performance; using grounded methodology;...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the effects of size, strategic orientation and market orientation on innovation. Design/methodology/approach – A mail survey was conducted on a random sample of 60 South Yorkshire non-high-tech small, medium-sized manufacturing enterprises....

Based on a random sample of 500 South Yorkshire non-hi-tech manufacturing small, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the quantitative findings support the hypothesis that size, strategic, and market orientation associate with innovation. The results show that prospectors are medium-sized companies...

This study examines consumer fit perception, risks and trust in retail brand extension in financial services. Respondents (324) living in Sheffield were involved in the consumer survey, conducted on three major British supermarkets. Mean scores were compared between four groups of respondents....

Purpose – This study aims to examine consumer fit perception, risks and brand trust in retail brand extension in financial services. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 324 respondents living in Sheffield, UK were involved in the survey. The survey was conducted on three major British...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is two-fold: one, to focus on a specific industry – the manufacturing industry. In response to recent criticisms research in small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) is not sector/industry-specific, consequently the advice for these companies was too general...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate the market status for online/mobile banking in China. With the recent and forecasted high growth of Chinese electronic banking, it has the potential to develop into a world-scale internet economy and requires...