...David McKevitt; Donna Marshall Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present findings from longitudinal case studies of small firm mentoring relationships in Ireland. The rationale is to explore the gaps between the theory and practice of small firm mentoring. Design/methodology/approach...

... to build new explanatory theory based on what we believe is core to the idea of incubation – human relations. Research results arising from a qualitative case study conducted over a six‐month period at an award winning, campus‐based, high‐technology incubator in Ireland are presented. The findings reveal...

...). Small firms Growth Wholesale trade Ireland This paper explores the factors that determine the sustainability of growth in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). SME growth may be the consequence of the strategic choices of entrepreneurs (Hambrick and Mason, 1984); the ability to make...