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Chinese entrepreneurship and small business development: an overview and research agenda
Li, Jun; Matlay, Harry - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 2, pp. 248-262
Purpose – This paper aims to focus on three main strands of research relating to entrepreneurship in China: the role of … a critical review approach to research on entrepreneurship and small business development in China. Findings – It is … and developments redefine relationships between stakeholders and the wider economic environment in China. Originality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903028
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Making markets in business development services for SMEs
Gibb, Allan - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 2, pp. 263-283
‐sized enterprise (MSME) development at the local and regional level in China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper calls on the … experience of China, in fostering the fastest growing MSME sector in the world over the past 20 years, to suggest a paradigm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903029
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SME financing in the UK and in China: a comparative perspective
Hussain, Javed; Millman, Cindy; Matlay, Harry - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 4, pp. 584-599
to finance and related issues, as experienced by SME owner/managers in the UK and in China. Design …/methodology/approach – The authors employed a telephone survey involving a sample of SME owner/managers operating in the UK and in China. A … suggests that there are similarities as well as differences between SME financing in the UK and in China. In terms of initial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903049
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From “fat pigs” and “red hats” to a “new social stratum”
Atherton, Andrew - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 640-655
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the development and implementation of enterprise policy in China, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903139
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Developing the small business market for business development services in Chengdu
Smallbone, David; Xiao, Jianzhong; Xu, Lei - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 656-674
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to assess the state of the business development services (BDS) market in Chengdu, with a view to identifying demand and/or supply side deficiencies, which public policy might help to address. Design/methodology/approach – The data are drawn from two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903140
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A quantitative analysis of the characteristics of rapid‐growth firms and their entrepreneurs in China
Zhang, Yuli; Yang, Xiaofei; Ma, Fengling - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 675-688
will promote entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship in China. Originality/value – There are two originalities in … is the first empirical study concerning company growth variables in China.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903141
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The impacts of external factors on the growth of Chinese entrepreneurial enterprises
Zhang, Yanfeng; Si, Chunlin - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 689-703
, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Fujian Province of China. Findings – Evidence suggests that a fine relationship with a financial … affect the growth of Chinese EEs and is, therefore, of practical use for Chinese EEs and support agencies in China. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903142
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Enterprise development in a diversified metropolis: the case of Beijing
Yang, Kaizhong; Xu, Ying - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 704-718
the first empirical study concerning regional industrial diversities and enterprises in China.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903143
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Local government's “black box” in small and medium‐sized private enterprises' trans‐ownership M&A failure
Wang, Haisu; Han, Gang - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 719-732
largely results in SMPEs' trans‐ownership M&A failure in China.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903144
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Technological entrepreneurship and policy environment: a case of China
Zhang, Gang; Peng, Xuebing; Li, Jun - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 4, pp. 733-751
Purpose – This study aims to better understand the level of China's regional technological entrepreneurship (TE) and … provinces in China in 2003 and 2004. Findings – The research finds that there are regional variations in the level of … technological entrepreneurship in China and that regional entrepreneurship policy has considerable impact on technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903145