Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 16 Issue 1

Strategic alignment of HRM practices in manufacturing SMEs: a Gestalts perspective

This paper seeks to take a Gestalts perspective to analyze the alignment between the HRM practices and strategic capabilities of SMEs.

Public and private sector entrepreneurship: similarities, differences or a combination?

While the term “entrepreneurship” is not exclusively a private sector phenomenon, it is usually associated with private sector business activity and more specifically with small…

Export challenges and potential strategies: Canadian manufacturers in the Chinese market

This paper aims to examine the case of Canadian manufacturers involved in the Chinese market. In particular, it seeks to look at the challenges of entering a new export…

A comparison of the motivations of small business owners in Africa

This paper sets out to examine the reasons why 599 entrepreneurs in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria started their small businesses. It aims to compares ten motivations across three…

Alpaca ownership or entrepreneurship? The New Zealand case

Alpaca ownership in New Zealand has been developing in recent years. However, very little academic research has been conducted in this area, particularly from alpaca owners'…

Knowledge capability flows in buyer‐supplier relationships: Challenges for small domestic suppliers in international contexts

The purpose of this paper is to understand how suppliers have managed to accumulate knowledge in their relationship with large multinational clients.

The level of information systems integration in SMEs in Irish manufacturing sector

This paper seeks to investigate the role of information systems integration in Irish small and medium‐sized enterprises operating in the manufacturing sector.

Does the firm size matter on firm entrepreneurship and performance?: US apparel import intermediary case

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the relationship between firm entrepreneurship and performance is dependent on firm size within a small and medium‐size…

Personal, household and business environmental determinants of entrepreneurship

The purpose of this paper is to explore personal, household and business environmental influences on entrepreneurship in Kosova.

Problem solving in small firms: an interpretive study

The purpose of this research is to present the results of a recent interpretive study of 11 small Central Vancouver Island firms in British Columbia, Canada, which yield new…

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