... the factors that enhance alertness within this demographic and the understanding of its developmental pathways in greater depth. This study demonstrates that EK , fear of failure and EA are significant determinants of EI among female students in lower-income economies. Among these factors...

... theory of entrepreneurship ”, Small Business Economics , Vol. 32 No. 1 , pp. 15 - 30 . Adom , K. (2016), “ Recognizing the contribution of female entrepreneurs in economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: some evidence from Ghana ”, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship , Vol. 20...

... such as the network enterprise entail organisational developments that can affect critical business processes, R&D in particular, and business performance. Hence, the customer dependency of manufacturing SMEs on certain important customers or the absence of diversification in their customer base can have...

... franchisees. One possible reason for the dearth of potential franchisees is a lack of public awareness of franchising and the opportunities it affords for both self‐employment and small business development. This paper examines, therefore, public perceptions of franchising in the UK; how well the concept...

... to do with extending the network dynamics by means of employee participation. First, it gives a brief overview of the main developmental phases of the network. Secondly, it presents the experience with the employee involvement programme. Finally, it re ects on the outcomes of such an employee...

.... Phenomena such as the breaking up of huge companies or dismantling into small and medium‐size enterprises and the increasing number of newly founded small‐size businesses sooner or later lead to changes in the policies of these enterprises and thus contribute to the development of a functioning market...

...Lew Perren This research examines micro‐enterprises pursuing gradual growth. The research findings and implications are provided in two parts. Part 1 was presented in Volume 6, Number 4 of the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (JSBED) (Perren, 2000). It developed an empirically...

... attempted to integrate the factors that influence growth of small firms into some form of model. Those models that were found had a number of shortfalls when it came to understanding the development of micro‐enterprises. A framework has been developed through this research that addresses these shortfalls...

...David Irwin It is increasingly important for firms to put in place programmes for continuing professional development (CPD). It is important, however, that CPD relates back clearly to organisations’ strategic and operational objectives. It is essential that the effectiveness of development...