(SMEs) by investigating the links between export motivators and decision bias (i.e. predictable behavior). Design …/methodology/approach Based on the Uppsala and resource-based view perspectives (using a sample of the UK’s independent manufacturing SMEs and … motivators and clusters of motivators from the literature on the SMEs’ decision to export by investigating the dimensions …

-assess current “one-size-fits-all” small and medium enterprise (SME) friendly policy as it is not sensitive to intra-SME differences … that SME disadvantage is less black and white than shades of grey.  …

importance of the role of attitudes among SMEs in understanding capital market failure and credit rationing.  …

-sized firms (SMEs) to be most relevant to their performance. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research approach was …: large firms consider that their products derive advantage through product quality and cost, while SMEs are more concerned … SMEs focus on customer acceptance measures; and in measuring organisational performance larger firms focus on market share …

Purpose – This study aims to examine e-commerce within UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). More specifically … a range of owner and SME typology variables. Findings – The results suggest that e-commerce is more strongly apparent in … SMEs started from scratch and where they were involved in basic or high knowledge services or the tourist trade. SMEs …

Purpose – The Chinese diamond industry is dominated by SMEs. The purpose of this paper examines which of the three … business strategies prevalent in the global diamond industry is utilized by Chinese diamond SMEs compared to those used in … faced by SMEs when entering the highly competitive but very lucrative Chinese diamond industry. Design …

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 … supply on SMEs that are ready to invest, but hold back because of fear of rejection. Practical implications The research …

definition of ZEWEs is conceived and presented, synthesized from gaps in previous SME, micro business and web-based business … literature. ZEWEs are an emerging and important new subcategory of web-enabled SMEs that have previously been not well covered by … published research. Enablers and barriers to the successful establishment of a ZEWE are identified and compared to previous SME …