Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 18 Issue 4

The hologram effect in entrepreneurial “social commercial” enterprises: Triggers and tipping points

Denise Crossan, Pat Ibbotson, Jim Bell

The paper's purpose is to present qualitative findings describing entrepreneurial differentiations between non‐profit organisations along a social economic continuum. The paper…

The influence of an entrepreneur's socio‐cultural characteristics on the entrepreneurial orientation of small firms

Levent Altinay, Catherine L. Wang

This paper seeks to examine the relationship between Turkish ethnic entrepreneurs' socio‐cultural characteristics (namely education, experience and religion) and the…

The impact of product management on SME performance: Evidence from Canadian firms

David C. Roach

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of product management as a set of organizational capabilities. It aims to investigate product management as a set of boundary…

An empirical investigation of the financial growth lifecycle

Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Brian Lucey

This paper aims to empirically examine the financing of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through a financial growth lifecycle model.

Size matters: the late payment problem

Salima Y. Paul, Rebecca Boden

The supply of trade credit by small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) is the product of both customer demand and the possibility of strategic advantage, but is subject to risk…

The role of multi‐ethnic workforces in the internationalisation of SMEs

Alexander Mohr, Gonzalo E. Shoobridge

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of ethnic workforce diversity for the internationalisation of small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Using the…

Owner‐managers' perceptions of barriers to innovation: empirical evidence from Turkish SMEs

Dilek Demirbas, Javed G. Hussain, Harry Matlay

The paper aims to examine the barriers to innovation, as perceived and experienced by owner‐managers of Turkish small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs).

Small firm marketing: synthesising and supporting received wisdom

Aodheen O'Donnell

It is acknowledged that while there is a paucity of marketing research focusing on small firms relative to larger firms, a significant contribution to this field has been made in…

Horizontal inter‐firm cooperation in Ethiopian small and medium enterprises: Evidence from leather shoe manufacturing firms in Addis Ababa

Worku Tuffa Birru

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of cooperative relationships among competing firms by highlighting the purpose for, and the degree of cooperation in, different…

Business support in sport: strategy or serendipity?

Karen Bill, Clare Rhoden

As a generalisation, the sports industry is a multifaceted, complex and diverse industry, perhaps making it difficult to offer business support and advice. This paper aims to…

Editorial

Harry Matlay