.... Against this background, the present study sheds new light on this area. Organizational performance Small firms Management training Upgrading the skills of all types of workers, including managers, is central to firm performance in knowledge-based economies. The quality of management...

... in a workplace? How do innovating processes or individuals work through these many resistances and barriers? And how, as Leavy (1998) asks, does today’s innovation avoid becoming tomorrow’s rigidity? © MCB UP Limited 2003 Innovation Organizational learning Small firms Women Entrepreneurship...

... had no understanding at all. While this study is regional in nature, it makes a valid contribution to the study of small business learning from a global perspective. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Learning Small firms Knowledge economy Information technology Networking Training Globally...

...Lynn Martin As part of a larger study, owner‐managers of 128 small firms were asked about the learning taking place in their firms. Their responses were compared to those of key workers and supportive documentation. As a result of discrepancies in responses, owners and managers identified ways...

.... Provides a checklist for the business counsellor. EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING TODAY Counselling Business Start­ ups and Owner-managers of Small Firms A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY: PART 2 David J. Johnson A STAGED MODEL OF BUSINESS COUNSELLING Figure 1 presents a three-stage model of counselling based on Reddy's model...

... for the implementation of the model. Counselling Psychology Small firms Models © MCB UP Limited 1991 EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING TODAY COUNSELLING BUSINESS START-UPS AND OWNERMANAGERS OF SMALL FIRMS A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY: PART 1 David J. Johnson Counselling is often viewed as a process which can facilitate...