Purpose – The paper seeks to review the literature on CSR in industrial clusters in developing countries, identifying the main strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in this literature, pointing to future research directions and policy implications in the area of CSR and industrial cluster...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a study aimed at identifying factors that affect the innovativeness of growing small and medium‐sized firms (SMEs). It aims to use intellectual property rights (IPRs) as a proxy for innovations. The IPRs to be used include patents,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of an exploratory study examining users' perceptions and uses of SMC financial reports in the transitional economy of Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach – Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a wide range of users of...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to evaluate the human capital and social capital of managers and the influence of these attributes on the performance of small and medium-sized Portuguese companies. Design/methodology/approach – The structural modeling approach was applied to a sample of...

Purpose – There are contradicted perspectives on relationship between geographic cluster and competitive advantage of firms in previous research. Extant research has paid extremely attention to the effect of both geographic cluster and industrial network on firms’ performance; however, little...

This paper examines the nature of SME (Small to Medium Sized Enterprise) international marketing strategies, using a framework developed by Merrilees and Tiessen (1999). This framework highlights two main types of marketing strategies: relationship‐driven and sales‐driven. The original study...

This paper is authored by Roger Mumby‐Croft who was the founding proprietor of Seaking, and this case is written from his perspective. The Journal Editors are pleased to be publishing this case study which they believe will provide an excellent classroom vehicle for drawing out academic...

This paper advocates the merits of a holistic qualitative research method and analysis as being the most penetrative method for determining the decision making process of SME owner‐managers. This holistic method is refined in use and illustrated in an example of assessing the processes and...

Marketing orientation can be described as a culture in which organizations strive to create superior value for their customers (and superior performance for the business) by focusing on customer needs and long‐term profitability. Some studies have found that firms with a high degree of...

The ability to predict future demand is a need that businesses work towards irrespective of their size. Creating a favourable competitive stance for firm’s output is also a crucial goal of businesses. These two goals are of particular importance for enterprises operating in an environment...