...Pekka Stenholm; Mette Søgaard Nielsen Recent research acknowledges entrepreneurial passion’s outcomes, but far less is known about how entrepreneurial passion comes about. In this study, the authors are interested in the emergence of entrepreneurial passion, and how competences and social...

...Noor Hazlina Ahmad; T. Ramayah; Carlene Wilson; Liz Kummerow Purpose The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effect of entrepreneurial competencies and the moderating effect of business environment on business success in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Design...

...Siwan Mitchelmore; Jennifer Rowley Purpose Entrepreneurial competencies are seen as important to business growth and success. The purpose of this paper is therefore to undertake a literature review of research on entrepreneurial competence in order to: provide an integrated account...

... in the wider marketing and business environment is highlighted by Gummesson (2002 , p. 339) who calculates that in Sweden: Electronic commerce Competences Entrepreneurs Internet marketing Small to medium‐sized enterprises © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Recent research has...

...Jimmy Hill This paper forms Part 2 of a monograph detailing a study that sought to examine the key determinants of SME marketing. It reports the key findings with respect to marketing competency in SMEs, explores the strong sales orientation of such firms, examines the nature and use of SME...

.... The research objectives focused on determining a framework of marketing competencies for SMEs, the extent of formal marketing processes practised, and how SME marketing decisions are made. Further research objectives emerged (these were inductive in nature) that focused on determining the extent of the sales...