Purpose – The overall aim of this research was to undertake an exploratory investigation to gain insights into attitudes and perceptions of supplier development and local sourcing programmes in the UK grocery retail sector. Design/methodology/approach – Since this research is exploratory in...

A previous paper by the authors drew on existing research on e‐business and the smaller firm, developed a conceptual model and a set of research propositions. This paper analyses a series of qualitative, in‐depth interviews of owner/managers of smaller firms in central Scotland in order to...

Purpose – This paper reports a study of the craft sector in a remote area of Scotland. The objective is to understand what has made the sector in Orkney relatively successful, and whether elements of best practice can be transferred to other parts of Scotland and the UK....