... procedures, and in the extreme cases these procedures were non‐existent. A direct correlation was also witnessed between company size and the application of effective marketing planning. Larger enterprises demonstrated a greater awareness of strategic marketing competence. Originality/value Their ability...

... programme of adoption. Other important factors include the degree of entrepreneurial orientation of the key decision maker and the ability to exploit appropriate competencies. Recommendations for encouragement of e‐business development are made and suggestions for future research are included...

... and intangible factors which impact upon the process of e‐business development, to present a workable framework for future qualitative and quantitative data collection. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Electronic commerce Small enterprises Marketing Entrepreneurialism Competences Business development...

..., impacting on the competences required by SMEs to meet expectations. Uses a supply chain competence map to investigate the level to which 39 manufacturing SMEs demonstrate the competences expected by suppliers. The research sample showed a high degree of external and supply chain orientation. Highlight...

.... In this article, taxonomy of entrepreneurial typologies is developed based on determinants of entrepreneurial competence. By employing Wood and Bandura’s (1998) mastery experience, vicarious experience and social experience, eight tentative typologies emerge. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Entrepreneurship...

... more effectively. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Management development Competences NVQs ...