... considers the role of international entrepreneurial orientation and internet technology capabilities on SME international performance, taking into account the mediating effect of international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and technology-related international networks. Findings Results show...

... is not, as often implied, a homogeneous concept. Practical implications – There are implications in terms of exploring the effects of regulation, culture and infrastructure on rural small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The internet may indeed contribute to rural economies, but only insofar...

... to consider the potential of engagement with the internet to achieve the often hard to attain ambition of both innovation and growth. Design/methodology/approach – In order to examine the relationship, data are drawn from the Federation of Small Businesses' Lifting the Barriers to Growth Survey...

...Margaret Fletcher; Sharon Loane; Ko‐Min Kevin Tseng; Rhona E. Johnsen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of the internet on the internationalisation process and international customer relationship interactions of UK manufacturing small to medium‐sized...

...Cindy Millman; Zhengwei Li; Harry Matlay; Wang‐chan Wong Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine factors that motivate Chinese students' attitudes and perceptions relating to their internet entrepreneurship intentions (IEIs). Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the results...

... in business growth patterns and priorities that these tools are starting to facilitate. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Business development Internet shopping Internet Small to medium‐sized enterprises In general terms, the internet provides leverage for small businesses because...

...Paul Harrigan; Elaine Ramsey; Patrick Ibbotson Purpose Relationship marketing principles have seldom been applied to the small‐ and medium‐sized enterprise (SME). The purpose of this paper is to develop what is a striking link by presenting empirical evidence on the role of internet technologies...

...Syed Shah Alam Purpose This paper aims to investigate empirically the decision of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt the internet in their businesses. Design/methodology/approach Using a survey of 465 sampled SMEs from Klan valley area in Malaysia, this study tests seven...

...Marco van Gelderen; Janet Sayers; Caroline Keen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show that the way home‐based internet businesses (HBIBs) are operated and the reasons for which they are started enable HBIBs to bring about variety, and to argue that this variety has a broader impact...

... the tests are included. Kevin Caskey can be contacted at: caskeyk@newpaltz.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Dixon et al. (2002) report that 1.9 million SMEs were connected to the internet by 2001 (about 63 percent) but only 540,000 were trading. They use the UK...

...Geoffrey J. Simmons; Mark G. Durkin; Pauric McGowan; Gillian A. Armstrong Purpose As evidence mounts on the importance of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to national and international economies and the opportunities presented to them by the internet, it becomes important to understand...

...Jackie Fry; David Tyrrall; Geoff Pugh; John Wyld This paper surveys the population of independent breweries in the UK to ascertain their Web site usage and accessibility via the Internet. It finds independent breweries have tended to lag similarly sized business in other sectors in the provision...

... to identify and explore the fundamental aspects of e‐commerce and e‐business. It also proposes a tentative framework for a critical research agenda in e‐entrepreneurship and small e‐business development. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Internet Electronic commerce Small to medium‐sized...

...David Barnes; Matthew Hinton; Suzanne Mieczkowska This paper reports on research that investigates how three start‐up dotcoms, founded at the height of the Internet boom avoided joining the many dotbombs of the subsequent crash of the Internet economy. The paper describes how the companies made use...

...Martyn Warren Farm businesses appear to have much to gain from the use of Internet technology, particularly given their spatial dispersion and typically small scale (in terms of employment and turnover), but available statistics show a lower rate of adoption than small to medium‐sized enterprises...

...Terence Tse; Khaled Soufani The development of the new economy through the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web has created many threats and opportunities for firms in general and small businesses in particular. There appears to be an inextricable linkage among the new economy, new...

... to implement process. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Lifelong learning Internet Intranets Virtual organizations Entrepreneurialism There is a generally recognised paradigm that business processes are central to what constitutes a business. The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM...

... for those firms yet to adopt e‐commerce, are in internal knowledge sharing and communication. © MCB UP Limited 2002 The use of the Internet for advertising and brand building has also been addressed by a number of authors. Indeed this was one of the earliest uses of the Internet for many...

..., knowledge and firms exhibiting strong market performance. There is, however, limited empirical evidence on the relative importance of the learning style and management systems required to support the effective marketing of knowledge‐based services. The Internet is an excellent research tool to empirically...

...Mike Thelwall In the UK, millions are now online and many are prepared to use the Internet to make and influence purchasing decisions. Businesses should, therefore, consider whether the Internet could provide them with a new marketing opportunity. Although increasing numbers of businesses now have...