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... hand in hand with the assessment of the external environment and key stakeholders. How such a process can be achieved and even researched will be explained in the following sections. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Corporate social...

...Muhammad Asad Sadi; Joan C. Henderson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of interest in franchising among small medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to identify attitudes towards the mode of operation's success held by practitioners. Design...

... researches may have underestimated the impact of mentoring on job satisfaction. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Job satisfaction Mentoring Career guidance Small to medium‐sized enterprises Malaysia Substantial research reports supports the vital role mentoring plays...

...Farhan Analoui; Mohammad Taghi Alavi; Azhdar Karami Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between mission statements and firm performance in the small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) sector. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on an empirical...

... shape commitment behaviour in biotechnology alliance relationships. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses are tested with survey data on 344 alliance relationships of European Biotechnology small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Findings This paper suggests that commitment can be seen...

... questionnaire from 250 SMEs and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Management skills Small to medium‐sized enterprises Critical success factors Botswana SMEs are characterized by a lack of proper organizational structure and systematic human resources management (HRM...

...Azhdar Karami; Farhad Analoui; Nada Korak Kakabadse Purpose This research sets out to examine the role of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the development of the business strategy in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The study explores the hypotheses...

...Benedict Ilozor; Ayuba Sarki; Michael Hodd; Frances Ekwulugo Purpose The small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) development has been the subject of a growing interest among academics and practitioners, as well as multilateral institutions. However, the interest in the growth of African business...

... education levels are higher. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Strategic planning Professional services Australia Small to medium‐sized enterprises Vision and mission are frequently discussed in academic and practitioner literature and widely accepted (although not universally...

...Z.T. Temtime This paper investigates the relationship between scanning and planning, planning and TQM practices, and scanning and TQM practices by collecting primary data from 54 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) through questionnaire in the Republic of Botswana. Being explanatory in nature...

...Stephanie Miller This article describes the methodology and findings of four case studies conducted to explore the practice of teamwork in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The case studies were developed from interviews conducted to answer key issues. Results from the study indicate...

...Alison Morrison Over the last decade, research has been reported that appears to underline a mismatch between what is supplied by public sector support agencies in the form of small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) management and leadership development programmes and market needs and expectations...

... the skills theme in the context of competence, this being defined as the capabilities demanded by firms and those presented by graduates. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Graduates Considerable debate has developed in the UK and elsewhere concerning the role of small firms and this has become...

...Stephen Wightman; George Kelly Outlines a management development programme which contributes to the development of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) by way of a detailed linking process, whereby the experience and skills of an unemployed manager are carefully matched with the business needs...