Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the family dynamics factors and gender roles influencing the functioning of copreneurial business practices, to propose a conceptual framework based on these factors/roles. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, a qualitative approach...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse the particularities of marketing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), to try to understand how networking can influence the marketing activities implemented in this firm segment. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose,...

Purpose: This study aims to understand the role that family protocol can have in the succession planning process of family businesses. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, the authors decided on a qualitative approach and performed an exploratory case study in Portugal: one firm with...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of strategic alliances (knowledge/learning, efficiency and market motives) on the development of human capital. Design/methodology/approach: To do so, a quantitative study was chosen, with data on technology-based small and...

Purpose: The purpose of this study to focus on sustainable entrepreneurship practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), thus aiming to understand the reasons owners-managers implement them as well as the benefits they provide after considering the three domains of sustainable...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify and discuss the concept of servant leadership, find some dimensions and understand how staffs in organizations make sense of this style of leadership. Design/methodology/approach: Multiple exploratory case studies in six Portuguese organizations/firms were...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of failure factors on entrepreneurial resilience in micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this goal, a quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out. Using a snowball...

Purpose: The main objective of this study is to understand the role that family council and protocol can have in the planning process of family companies. Design/methodology/approach: To reach this general objective, the qualitative approach was used using multiple case studies: seven...