Background: Many studies on entrepreneurship indicate an affirmative entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and small firm performance interrelationship. However, the empirical results are inconclusive, especially when firms face certain contingencies. Objectives: Strategic networking and...

This article presents an analysis of the impact of virtualization process on competitiveness of small and medium sized firms. The developed methodology for measuring the level of organizational virtualness has been effectively applied to a wide range of businesses, both large and the smallest...

Purpose This study examines the nexus between entrepreneurship through small-medium enterprise (SME) business formation and the growth of the Nigerian economy. Furthermore, this paper seeks to explore the link between small enterprise development and econo. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

The socio-economic significance of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to the South African economy cannot be overstated. Although South African SMMEs assist the economy with alleviating poverty, boosting the national economy, and creating jobs, they are reported to have very weak...

The article analyzes under a case study methodology the first economic impact results of the Small Business Development Center program in Arica, a program financed by the Technical Cooperation Service (SERCOTEC). The preliminary conclusion of the article suggests that the first economic impact...

This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between Islamic finance for entrepreneurial business (SMEs) and economic growth under the “endogenous growth model” in Malaysia. This study applied a quantitative methodology by using the bootstrap quantile regression approach to...

Using data from in-depth interviews with owner-managers of small firms in the Philippines, we studied the entrepreneurial process experienced by nascent entrepreneurs in starting new businesses during the pandemic. We examined the effects of the developing pandemic crisis on both the nascent...

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected major industries, resulting in the transformation of the business landscape, and small businesses have taken a particularly severe impact. Whenever crises occur, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) tend to be more vulnerable than large...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the number of minority international joint ventures (MIJVs) formed and the level of internationalization attained in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We argue that this is an inverted U-shaped...

The paper examines whether it is better to separate a model/sample to account for differences between large and small firms when developing a predictive tool to identify which companies are likely to become distressed, and therefore at risk to the supply chain. Previous research has scaled data...