This paper explores the overlapping domains of business/firm and family. Suggests that the descriptor of "joint careers" is preferable to that of symbiotic careers. Describes what we term the primary career and auxiliary career which often go to make up a joint career. Both strands of career are...

Museums in New Zealand are not a homogeneous group in terms of their level of income generating activity or the nature of those activities. As a result of this situation, and the gap in knowledge it has resulted in, the National Services unit of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,...

This research developed from an interest in undertaking a study that would contribute to answering one of the pivotal questions facing those responsible for economic development in New Zealand today. What are the key 'transitions' (or decision points) that firms encounter as they attempt to...

The business population of New Zealand is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As 322,519 (or 99.5%) of Kiwi firms fit into the category of SMEs (here identified as firms employing fewer than 100 FTEs), it is crucial for researchers and policymaker alike to increase their...

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...

It is with great pleasure that, as guest co-editors, we bring you this special issue of the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) based on a selection of papers presented at the 6th Diana International Conference. We are fortunate that the papers included in this special...

Empirical evidence suggests that improving the management skills of owner-managers of SMEs contributes to their survival and growth, and that there is considerable scope for further improvement in skills and competences of owner-managers. In particular, small firm owner-managers’ capability to...

SMEs are major employers in Indonesian, yet little is known about human resource management (HRM) practices that they employ. This study focused on hiring, developing, and retaining employees in manufacturing SMEs in Central Java, Indonesia in comparison to the dominant discourse on HRM in SMEs....

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 SMEs....