... (Sánchez and Ricart, 2010). Focusing on cost reduction and efficient resource use helps EFs overcome these challenges and maintain a competitive advantage (Landau et al., 2016). Thus, we hypothesize that: Business model Business model design Entrepreneurial firms Financial performance...

...Hee Song Ng; Daisy Mui Hung Kee; T. Ramayah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of core competencies, namely, transformational leadership (TFL), entrepreneurial competence and technical competence on financial performance through the mediation effect of innovativeness...

...Muhammad Anees-ur-Rehman; Saila Saraniemi; Pauliina Ulkuniemi; Pia Hurmelinna-laukkanen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to learn how strategic hybrid orientation – constructed from brand and market orientations – is related to the brand awareness, brand credibility, and financial performance...

...Oliver Masakure; Spencer Henson; John Cranfield Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the financial performance of microenterprises in Ghana by applying the resource‐based theory of the firm. Specifically, it is tested that if firm‐specific resources dominate sector and market‐wide...

... for visualising and testing the relationship between owner/managers' personality styles, operational approaches and financial performance. The model was then extended to reflect the relationship between owner/manager's mentality styles and financial performance over all stages of enterprise growth. Findings...

...Richard G.P. McMahon Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine in some depth the relationships between ownership structure, business growth and financial performance amongst small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with different degrees of overlap between management and ownership...

... evidence of neutral or even negative effects. The present study examines the effect of capital subsidization on four dimensions of the financial performance of firms, that is efficiency, profitability, capital structure, and growth, and provides evidence that capital subsidization affects solely firm...