...Gary Lynch-Wood; David Williamson Purpose – This paper aims to examine social licence in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Social and economic actors can assist in protecting the environment by granting firms a social licence. The social licence is regarded as a regulatory...

...Godfred Adjappong Afrifa; Venancio Tauringana Purpose – This paper aims to report the results of an investigation into the effect of corporate governance factors on the performance of listed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and examines whether this effect differs between the two sizes...

...Lutgart Van den Berghe; Abigail Levrau; Naomi Chambers; Joris‐Johann Lenssen; Mette Neville Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of boards in owner‐managed small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), and seeks answers to the questions of whether boards generally enhance good...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Government Corporate social responsibility Partnership Small to medium‐sized enterprises The reading of sociologic trends, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and, in the long run, a reappraisal of the role of businesses in society have led...

... The present study is concerned solely with small and medium‐sized enterprises in the electrical and electronic manufacturing sector in the UK. A further comparative international‐wide study is recommended. Practical implications In order to increase firm performance and to benefit from HR...

... identified. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Social responsibility Stakeholder analysis The SMEs sector is protean in character; varying in size, experience, values, resources, stakeholder engagement in order to adapt themselves...

... to, and discussion of, CSR in Ireland and in relation to small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to overcome both of these research gaps and provide deep understanding of the nature of CSR in Ireland. Specifically this research aims to uncover the difference between large firms...

...Gilbert Lenssen; Francesco Perrini; Antonio Tencati; Peter Lacy; José Luis Fernández Fernández; Juan Benavides Delgado; Nuria Villagra García Purpose The purpose of this research is to attempt to gain a deeper understanding on small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and point out some...

...Joshua Abor; Nicholas Biekpe Purpose This study seeks to assess how the adoption of corporate governance structures affects the performance of SMEs (small to medium‐sized enterprises) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Regression analysis is used to estimate the relationship...

.... Some even define SMEs in terms of their legal status and method of production. Corporate governance Entrepreneurialism Small to medium‐sized enterprises Ghana Corporate governance has dominated policy agenda in developed market economies for more than a decade and it is gradually...

... costs involved. The study also examines areas of corporate behaviour in which companies that trade internationally set their mark. The research sought answers to questions like: Corporate social responsibility Ghana Transnational companies Small to medium‐sized enterprises The field...

...Gilbert Lensson; Wojciech Gasparski; Boleslaw Rok; Peter Lacy; Allan Lerberg Jorgensen; Jette Steen Knudsen Purpose Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) have increasingly become integrated into global value chains, where they face social and environmental requirements from multinational...

...Mariolina Longo; Matteo Mura; Alessandra Bonoli Purpose The research has the following objectives: to contribute to a clear understanding of the present social commitment of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), analyzing the characteristics of CSR in them; making it easier to identify...

... of pride for entrepreneurs in France. The absence of strong financial constraints or the stockholder reinforces the stakeholder approach. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Entrepreneurs Creative thinking Values Small to medium‐sized enterprises Motivation (psychology...