...Cigdem Sahin Purpose More professional service firms are increasing their role in modern economies, both as employers and as economic value providers. Although there is a quite extensive literature explaining the importance of management and managerial abilities for a firm's competitiveness...

... rated 1 or 2 (most important) were tallied and the results appear in Table III . Entrepreneurs Education Curriculum development Professional services Professionals in the entrepreneurial context are a unique group due to the professional closure relating to competition...

...Steven J. French; Stephen J. Kelly; Jennifer L. Harrison Using a sample of small, regional professional service firms, this paper investigates relationships between firm performance and aspects of strategic planning. Constructs measuring vision, mission, latent abilities, competitor orientation...