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High growth trajectories in small and medium sized enterprises: a comparative study

Chanut-Guieu, Cécile; C. Guieu, Gilles - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 21 (2014) 4, pp. 623-637

Purpose – Rapid growth constitutes both a theoretical and an economic issue. Thanks to a comparative study of five high growth small and medium sized enterprises located in Rhône-Alp and Provence (France), the authors propose a processual analysis of high growth trajectories. The purpose of...

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Discouraged borrowers aftermath of financial crisis: a UK study

Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 2, pp. 394-410

enterprise’s (SME) lending market during the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008. It detects the extent to which the … based on surveys of UK SME Finance Monitor (2011-2016). Probit regression models were used to assess the effect of time …

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Perceptions of entrepreneurs about their zero employee web enabled businesses

J. McQueen, Robert; Yin, Zhaowen - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 21 (2014) 1, pp. 26-48

definition of ZEWEs is conceived and presented, synthesized from gaps in previous SME, micro business and web-based business … published research. Enablers and barriers to the successful establishment of a ZEWE are identified and compared to previous SME … this class have been uncovered and compared to previous SME research. This new enterprise category may become important in …

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Forces influencing the speed of internationalisation

Langseth, Henry; O'Dwyer, Michele; Arpa, Claire - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 1, pp. 122-148

internationalisation process. The enabling force (technology) has implications for government in their support of the SME macro environment … reality of SME internationalisation. …

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From strategic orientation to social media orientation

Dutot, Vincent; Bergeron, François - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 4, pp. 1165-1190

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a framework of small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) strategic orientation (SO) and its impact on social media performance. Moreover, it introduces a new concept, social media orientation (SMO) (composed of sales and business development...

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A new approach to prioritizing SME regulation reforms

Jitmaneeroj, Boonlert - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 3, pp. 854-872

Purpose – Despite their important role for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) policy reform, the individual scores …

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Quality management (QM) leads to healthier small businesses

Murphy, William H.; Leonard, Denis - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 4, pp. 1104-1119

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to the current knowledge of how and why small businesses should engage in quality management (QM) by providing insights from small business owners who are committed advocates of QM. By so doing, to encourage small business owners to see that QM is...

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Formal compensation practices in family SMEs

Michiels, Anneleen - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 1, pp. 88-104

Purpose By investigating the use of formal compensation practices in family small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the purpose of this paper is to provide important new insights in these issues for academics, as well as family business practitioners, prospective applicants and financiers of...

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Improving the external financing in independent high-tech SMEs

Corsi, Christian; Prencipe, Antonio - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 4, pp. 689-715

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of foreign venture capital (VC)/private equity (PE) ownership and other types of foreign investors on the access to external finance, in terms of credit provision, by the independent high-tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the...

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Protecting the survival of local SMEs during rapid tourism growth: ongoing lessons from Macao

Cuervo, Javier Calero; Cheong, Ka U. - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 9 (2017) 3, pp. 316-334

SMEs adapt to the effects of FDI in Macao was carried out by interviewing managers of local SMEs, MNCs and an SME …

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