... insights from case studies of unusual organizations with explanatory frameworks that management scholars have applied to broader samples of firms, irrespective of their survival. Design/methodology/approach The authors illustrate the approach to outlier analysis using a prominent case from economic...

.../approach An explorative case study is used to explore whether effectuation theory is a fruitful alternative perspective compared with the dominant paradigm (causation), which is primarily used in earlier studies on born globals. Findings The study shows how a born global company could enter many...

...Alison J. Smith; Lorna A. Collins Purpose This case study aims to describe the work of a Business Link in relation to the promotion and implementation of Investors in People (IIP) with small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Its purpose is to highlight the views of IIP advisors with regard...

... substantial original and new work. John Thompson can be contacted at: j.l.thompson@hud.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Entrepreneurs Business enterprise Case studies In 2006 the UK government announced that its Small Business Service was to lose its independent agency...

... in the literature. Therefore, the following sub‐sections of this literature review will detail the importance of both objective and subjective management factors in the internationalisation of SMEs. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Retailing Case studies United Kingdom Research has consistently...

... and the providers of business services. The paper is distinctive in a number of respects: The issue of practical enterprise support provision for South Asian firms has rarely been subject to academic scrutiny. Hence, the paper provides a rare case study of this process in action; The design of the initiative...

... survey results and econometric analysis, to develop 13 small firm case studies where the management and financing of trade credit is analysed in detail. The case studies draw on a combination of qualitative and quantitative data from interview transcripts, questionnaire responses and secondary data...