World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 6 Issue 1/2

Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success”

Michael Lewrick, Maktoba Omar, Robert Raeside, Klaus Sailer

Entrepreneurship and innovation education has derived from established university curriculum and the context is set of concepts and tools used in the corporate world. The…

Innovative sustainable practices: Are they commercially viable?

Siham El‐Kafafi, Stephen Liddle

It is argued that as the planets conventional natural resources are consumed, it has a profound effect on society and the environment. In order to maintain current levels of…

Exploring the relationship between risk management and adoptive innovation: A case study approach

Zhongqi Jin, Jyoti Navare

Adoptive innovation becomes increasingly important in today’s competitive world. However, in the presence of current economic downturn, cautions are voiced against potential…

Development of futuristic supply chain risk management pilot strategies for achieving loss reduction in manufacturing organisations

D. Elangovan, G. Sundararaj, S.R. Devadasan, P. Karuppuswamy

Manufacturing organisations are expected to produce their products with prompt delivery using better supply chain activities. Starting from the procurement of raw materials to the…

Pricing to pass‐through under volatile exchange rate scenario in the US manufacturing

Tantatape Brahmasrene, Jui‐Chi Huang

A plethora of studies suggests the pricing decisions depend on product substitutability, costs, market structures, and the magnitude of exchange rate uncertainty in the…

Motivators and inhibitors of entrepreneurship and small business development in Kazakhstan

Jung‐Wan Lee, Simon W. Tai

This study investigates motivators and inhibitors of entrepreneurship and small business development in the transitional economy of Kazakhstan in Central Asia. A qualitative…

Tool box for managers: Lessons from New Zealand small businesses

R. Helen Samujh, Siham El‐Kafafi

Purpose: To ascertain small business (SB) managers’ perspectives on their educational and support needs for their managerial tool box. Design/Methodology/Approach: Semi‐structured…

Ways of effective development: The case of the Ukrainian tobacco industry

Anatoliy G. Goncharuk

This paper demonstrates how ways and means of effective development can be determined by analysis and benchmarking tools. It contains the results of efficiency study of Ukrainian…

Analysis of the opinion about economic and social impacts of golf courses in a tourist destination

María Ascensión Molina Huertas, Francisco J. Del Campo Gomis, David Bernardo López Lluch, Asunción María Agulló Torres

The aim of this article is to analyse the opinions (and the differences among them) of golf players, golf courses managers and the general population about the economic and social…

Determinants of successful international expansion of professional service firms: A case study of Arabian firms

Marwan N. Al Qur’an

This study looks at drivers of internationalisation and the important location decision factors contributed to the selection of a beneficial country for international expansion…

The role of foreign direct investment in economic development: A study of Nigeria

Esther O. Adegbite, Folorunso. S. Ayadi

The study investigates the relationship between foreign direct investment flows and economic growth in Nigeria. The study became necessary because as never before, the civilian…

Corporate environmental disclosure in Libya: A little improvement

Nassr Saleh Mohamad Ahmad, Fathi Ramadan Mousa

The practice of corporate environmental disclosure (CED) has been in existence for more than a decade now, rising to prominence as a result of the upsurge in environmental…