Barriers to innovation within small firms in a peripheral locationEmerald - - 2004
RodneyMcAdam, ThomasMcConvery, GrenArmstrong
Designated peripheral regions within the European Union (EU) have economies and standards of living which are below average. One of the primary reasons recognised by local government for this poor economic standing has been low levels of innovation within indigenous small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). These SMEs have difficulties in growing and exporting or being part of successful s...... hiện toàn bộ
Understanding family businesses: issues for further researchEmerald - - 1996
RobGoffee
Despite their persistence as an important form of work organization, family businesses remain under‐researched. Identifies four areas for further research: relationships between proprietorship and control; family structures, cultures and life cycles; succession processes; and cross‐national differences. Recommends ethnographic and longitudinal case study methods.
The employment environment and smaller firmsEmerald - - 1997
SueMarlow
Examines the evidence for the utilization of human resource management approaches in smaller firms to shape employee relations in the UK. The influence of global change and volatile markets on the utilization of human resource management in the UK is considered and it is argued, that as small businesses are a significant employer in the private sector, the manner in which human resource ma...... hiện toàn bộ
Review of skill and the entrepreneurial processEmerald - Tập 19 Số 1 - Trang 6-31 - 2013
ElizabethChell
PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to address the fundamental nature of skill and identify how an examination of skill may be introduced into theoretical understanding of the entrepreneurial process.Design/methodology/approachThe ...... hiện toàn bộ