Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 27 Issue 1

Exploring individual differences in the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions: Evidence from Angola

Nuno Fernandes Crespo, Ricardo Belchior, Edivaldo Bartolomeu Costa

The purpose of this paper is to explore the most common individual entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) beliefs profiles associated with high entrepreneurial intentions (EI) and…

In-app controls for small business accounting information system: a study of domain understanding

Hamzah Ritchi, Yudi Azis, Zaldy Adrianto, Kharisma Setiono, Selvia Sanjaya

The purpose of this paper is to examine the context of cognitive load and the role of in-app controls that serve as visual aids to promote business process understanding and the…

Role of managerial traits in firm-level corruption: evidence from Vietnam

Gaygysyz Ashyrov

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the link between behavioural and personality traits of firm representatives and bribery in the case study of Vietnam;…

Strategic outsourcing in SMEs

Ingi Runar Edvardsson, Susanne Durst, Gudmundur Kristjan Oskarsson

So far, there are very few empirical research studies available on the outsourcing pattern among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to…

The founder’s psychological ownership and its strategic implications

Torbjörn Ljungkvist, Börje Boers

The purpose of this paper is to understand the change of the founder’s psychological ownership when s/he sells the business and its implications for the organization’s strategy.

Examining the mediating role of innovativeness in the link between core competencies and SME performance

Hee Song Ng, Daisy Mui Hung Kee, T. Ramayah

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of core competencies, namely, transformational leadership (TFL), entrepreneurial competence and technical competence on…

Manufacturing SMEs, network governance and global supply chains

Tony Cragg, Tom McNamara, Irena Descubes, Frank Guerin

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how small manufacturing firms develop and manage relationships with global suppliers and distributors. In so doing the authors aim to…

Structural relationships among critical failure factors of microbusinesses

Eunice Cristyl del Pilar, Irish Alegado, Miriam Fabroa Bongo

The premature closure of microbusinesses has become a prevalent issue that demands to be seriously addressed due to the major economic contribution it provides particularly to…