... Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Vietnam Small to medium-sized enterprises Recruitment Management strategy Entrepreneurship Human resources RMIT Vietnam Internal Grants 2024 Office of Research and Innov Funding: This work...

... and interpretation of these 4D are: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Corporate social responsibility Dynamic learning process Participatory dialogue Appreciative Inquiry Strategic management ISO 26000 Norway Despite the increasing numbers of success...

...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...

... in promotion. H2. There is a positive relationship between psychosocial mentoring and employees' job satisfaction such as satisfaction in supervision. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Job satisfaction Mentoring Career guidance Small to medium‐sized enterprises Malaysia...

...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...

... to think and act strategically. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Management skills Small to medium‐sized enterprises Critical success factors Botswana Small to medium‐sized enterprises (hereafter SMEs) have long been recognized as engine of economic growth and have been put...

...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...

... competitive advantage in the market analysed. © 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

... were included: level 3 students in their final year; graduands awaiting graduation; and postgraduates who had undertaken a higher degree. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Graduates Considerable debate has developed in the UK and elsewhere concerning the role of small firms...

...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...