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Lessons big‐company leaders can learn from SME entrepreneurs
Chanyatipsakul, Tana; Wongsurawat, Winai - In: Strategy & Leadership 41 (2013) 4, pp. 37-40
Purpose – The purpose of this study was to document the problem‐solving styles of SME entrepreneurs operating in an … around Bangkok, Thailand. The discussion focused on the entrepreneurs' experiences during the early days of their businesses …. Findings – Entrepreneurs embraced risk. They emphasized learning‐by‐doing, leveraging current strengths and preparedness to …
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A comparison of the motivations of small business owners in Africa
Benzing, Cynthia; Chu, Hung M. - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 16 (2009) 1, pp. 60-77
Purpose – This paper sets out to examine the reasons why 599 entrepreneurs in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria started their … validation factor, and a self‐betterment factor. The three countries showed significant differences with Ghanaian entrepreneurs … rating the family factor as more important. The item analysis showed that female entrepreneurs were less motivated to create …
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Marketing strategies for small to medium‐sized enterprises
In: Strategic Direction 21 (2005) 5, pp. 18-20
Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...
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Applying “attribution theory” to determine the factors that lead to the failure of entrepreneurial ventures in Colombia
Pardo, Clara; Alfonso, William - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 3, pp. 562-584
policies that promote entrepreneurship in Colombia and other developing countries. The findings may also provide entrepreneurs … involved an online survey. A total of 324 Colombian entrepreneurs who had experienced business failure answered this survey …. Findings The results showed that the principal attributions of failure for Colombian entrepreneurs were financial and …
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An analysis of a potential cluster in an energy sector of Albany, NY
Frisillo, Dana - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 22 (2007) 7, pp. 508-516
government, entrepreneurship, SME's, trust, cooperation and networking. All are necessary for a cluster to succeed. The …
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Multiplicity of norms in inter‐company cooperation
Tuusjärvi, Eiren; Möller, Kristian - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 24 (2009) 7, pp. 519-528
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the multiplicity of norms in inter‐company cooperation in the context of an SME export group. It will show that the strategic interests of the parties call for more diversity in norms than that identified in existing studies on relational exchange....
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Revising marketing strategies for supplier selection criteria: small firm approach from the information and communications industry
Hätönen, Jussi; Ruokonen, Mika - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 25 (2010) 2, pp. 159-167
Purpose – Mainly due to their size, SMEs in the ICT industry are often at a disadvantage in supplier evaluation and therefore in the MNC supplier selection process. This paper aims to illustrate how they have realised their weakness and have created innovative strategies for alleviating the...
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Taking the guesswork out of new product development: how successful high‐tech companies get that way
Akgün, Ali E.; Lynn, Gary S.; Byrne, John C. - In: Journal of Business Strategy 25 (2004) 4, pp. 41-46
entrepreneurship, marketing and technology. The focus of their research is to identify factors that lead to better, faster and less …
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Embedding innovation: design thinking for small enterprises
Ward, Antonia; Runcie, Ellie; Morris, Lesley - In: Journal of Business Strategy 30 (2009) 2/3, pp. 78-84
Purpose – This paper aims to outline the approaches used by the UK Design Council to embed design and innovation capability in small businesses. Design/methodology/approach – Case studies of Design Council programmes are outlined and the design methods, tools and processes used to embed...
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International case studies
Fink, Dieter; Disterer, Georg - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 19 (2006) 6, pp. 608-624
Purpose – The paper seeks to overcome previous research limitations by examining both macro (industry, country) and micro (functions, enterprise) level phenomena within the information communication technologies (ICT) use of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Australia and Germany...
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