Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the relationship between Turkish ethnic entrepreneurs' socio‐cultural characteristics (namely education, experience and religion) and the entrepreneurial orientation of their firms. Design/methodology/approach – The study collected data through 139...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the cultural challenges of gaining and maintaining qualitative research access into ethnic small firms. In particular, it evaluates the influence of cultural affinity – between researchers and business owners – on gaining and maintaining...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the “transfer” process on relationships between employees' perceived organisational support and affective and continuance commitment within the context of the move to a new employment relationship as part of a public...

Purpose – As the practice of outsourcing business activities has become more common than ever, partnerships have increasingly been forged. The aim is to ensure superior performance through organizational relationships characterized by trust and cooperation. Strategic human resource (HR)...

This conceptual paper examines the role of knowledge and learning in the quality and innovation process, and proposes a holistic, cross‐disciplinary model of the learning approach to quality and innovation. It stresses the importance of creativity in the learning process and postulates a...

Purpose – This paper seeks to evaluate the cultural variables which influence the growth of Turkish speaking ethnic minority businesses in London, UK. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports and analyses the findings of 227 face‐to‐face structured interviews with Turkish small...

The North Cyprus tourism industry has been sensitive to the political instability on the island, which has arisen from the political problems between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Economic integration with Turkey and federation with the Greek Cypriots are considered to be two alternative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the challenges encountered when conducting qualitative research in foodservice operations and to discuss the strategies to overcome the identified challenges. Design/methodology/approach – The researchers conducted food safety observations,...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the notion of investigative research on the internet (IRI) and conceptualise its processes through the principle of streaming. It seeks to discuss the similarities and differences between IRI and netnography and considers various aspects of the IRI...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a structuring and processing model (SPM) as a framework for tourism decision making research. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs McCracken's long interview to collect data in field settings. The study introduces advances in Mintzberg et al....