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Management consultancy in small firms: how does interaction work?
Poul Rind Christensen, Kim KlyverThe aim of the article is to explore the dynamics of the management consulting process for small firms as an outcome of interactive processes.
The effect of family business size as firms grow: a USA‐France comparison
Robert N. Lussier, Matthew C. SonfieldThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how family businesses change as they grow in size, and to compare differences between the USA and France.
Business succession planning: a review of the evidence
Barry Ip, Gabriel JacobsThis article aims to review business and academic literature on the topic of business succession planning (BSP). The purpose is to allow the vast quantity of evidence and opinion…
Managers as learning facilitators in small manufacturing firms
Alan CoetzerThe purpose of this paper is to describe findings of an exploratory study, guided by the question: “What are the effects of managers on salient elements of work environments that…
Innovative characteristics of small manufacturing firms
Sylvie Laforet, Jennifer TannThe purpose of the paper is two‐fold: one, to focus on a specific industry – the manufacturing industry. In response to recent criticisms research in small to medium‐sized…
A classification model to support SME e‐commerce adoption initiatives
Rosemary Stockdale, Craig StandingAdoption and effective use of e‐commerce remains low among small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) despite substantial investments. This paper aims to analyse the e‐commerce…
A scheme to increase profitability in entrepreneurial SMEs
Paul L. Reynolds, Geoff LancasterThis article aims to demonstrate how small entrepreneurial firms can employ low cost market research techniques in the area of service evaluation to prioritise the sales effort…
Key determinants of small companies' pension scheme adoption
Orla GoughThe aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the motivating and hindering factors to setting up sponsored occupational pension schemes in small companies.
Small firm‐large firm experiences in managing NPD projects
Ann Ledwith, Ita Richardson, Ann SheahanThe purpose of this research paper is to present a modified framework for the waves of change of new product development of McGrath.
The internal predictors of business performance in small firms: A logistic regression analysis
Emma H. WoodIn order to provide a deeper understanding of small business performance the study aims to analyse data from a national survey into small firms in the events sector.
The measurement of success in a business incubation project
Pam Voisey, Lynne Gornall, Paul Jones, Brychan ThomasThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact and success of a business incubation project on its participants. The study aims to consider the impact of the project in terms…
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