Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 21 Issue 1

A model for predicting small firm performance: Increasing the probability of entrepreneurial success in Chile

Claudia E. Halabí, Robert N. Lussier

– This study aims to develop an ordered probit model to explain and predict small business relative performance in Chile, South America.

Perceptions of entrepreneurs about their zero employee web enabled businesses

Robert J. McQueen, Zhaowen Yin

This research aims to examine zero employee web-enabled businesses (ZEWEs) in a New Zealand context. A definition of ZEWEs is conceived and presented, synthesized from gaps in…

Perceptions of product advantage, NPD and organisational performance

Brian Healy, Ann Ledwith, Michele O'Dwyer

This paper aims to extend previous studies on new product development (NPD) performance by identifying the product advantage, new product performance and organisational…

Small and medium enterprises' collaborations with universities for new product development: An analysis of the different phases

Tommaso Buganza, Gabriele Colombo, Paolo Landoni

The aim of this paper is to investigate how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can engage in collaborations with universities in different phases of the new product…

Geographical location: does distance matter or what is the value status of soft information?

Andreas Rauterkus, George Munchus

– This study aims to examine empirically the relationship between loan denials and lender distance and location.

Electronic commerce adoption, entrepreneurial orientation and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) performance

Michael Abebe

This study aims to contribute to the literature by addressing two research questions: is there a relationship between e-commerce adoption and performance of SMEs? And, more…

Customer based brand equity (CBBE) and the competitive performance of SMEs in Ghana

Emmanuel Selase Asamoah

This paper has three main objectives. The first objective examines the degree of interrelationship between the level of brand equity and the performance of SMEs, while the second…

Innovation culture in small Tunisian ICT firms

Sana El Harbi, Alistair R. Anderson, Meriam Amamou

– The research aims to ask whether, in the absence of overarching innovative conditions, a small firm can have an innovative culture and what its scale and scope is.

Critical success factors of quality management practices among SMEs in the food processing industry in Malaysia

Hayati Habibah Abdul Talib, Khairul Anuar Mohd Ali, Fazli Idris

The purpose of this research is to identify and validate a measurement model for assessing the quality management practices among small and medium-sized enterprises, specifically…

Investment risk preference among Greek SME proprietors: a pilot study

Margarita Georgousopoulou, Max Chipulu, Udechukwu Ojiako, Johnnie Johnson

Current research in the area of risk management within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) appears predisposed towards risk, predominantly dealing with the willingness of…

2013 Awards for Excellence

Editorial

Harry Matlay