Purpose – The purpose of this article is to evaluatethe leadership skills and entrepreneur's or owner/manager's ability to motivateapprentices and other young employees. Specifically, the article investigatesyoung employees' perceptions about leadership and motivational behaviour insmall- and...

Market orientation (MO) is considered as a competitive strategy for the smaller service enterprises base in rural locations. A model is proposed and validated for the rural tourism sector that envompasses the effects of MO and of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) on...