... of entrepreneurs and owner-managers as “elites” has been less profiled and received less attention, therefore the paper views the entrepreneurs and owner-managers as constituting a form of “local elite” within given and varying sectorial, regional and community boundaries. The authors argue that a consideration...

...Dilek Demirbas; Javed G. Hussain; Harry Matlay Purpose The paper aims to examine the barriers to innovation, as perceived and experienced by owner‐managers of Turkish small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an empirical investigation of 224...

...Alain Fayolle; André Cyr; Olivier Meier; Jean‐Claude Pacitto Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the sound practical reasons underlying the behaviour of very small enterprise (VSE) owner‐managers with respect to their perceived resistance to the dominant entrepreneurial...

.... This UK‐based study aims to assess the potential demand for and usefulness of reporting guidelines specifically designed for small owner‐managed enterprises (SoMEs). Design/methodology/approach Using postal questionnaires, data were gathered from accountants providing services to SoMEs and the owners...

... individuals develop their capabilities and management practices with a particular emphasis on the small business owner‐manager. More specifically, the critical incident technique method, along with an approach to data analysis and coding that draws from grounded theory, is combined and applied...

...Hema Wijewardena; Gunapala Nanayakkara; Anura De Zoysa Purpose Despite the fact that the mentality of owner/managers is an important aspect of their personality characteristics no prior study has made any attempt to examine its possible impact on enterprise performance during various stages...

...Javed Hussain; Harry Matlay Purpose The purpose of this research is to show that while mainstream finance for small businesses has been researched, hard to reach segments of the UK owner/manager population have eluded empirically rigorous investigation. The authors investigate the financing...

... observation, conducted longitudinally in a case study approach. It is a research method, which includes detailed accounts from the actors themselves, incorporating the actual motives and behaviour of owner‐managers. It is based on a philosophy that the “objects” studied are in fact “subjects”, producing...

...Harry Matlay; Javed Hussain; Cindy Millman; Harry Matlay Purpose The purpose of this research is to outline the preliminary results of an empirical investigation into access to finance and related issues, as experienced by SME owner/managers in the UK and in China. Design/methodology/approach...

... with potential, considering the work/career motives of potential successors and ways of transferring organisational and personal/tacit knowledge from the owner‐manager to the successor, whether an internal employee or a new purchaser. An initial, simple model is presented, identifying three types of knowledge...

... to the dominant training paradigm, small business owner/managers can seek relevant guidance and support from a wide range of sources, including trade associations, government‐sponsored organisations, private training consultancies, clients, suppliers as well as other individuals connected with the business...