... to address these gaps. Design/methodology/approach By conducting a narrative inquiry, data were collected through semi-structured and in-depth interviews with nine women and 10 men Iranian entrepreneurs who were founder/owners of a small business and had introduced at least one product to the market...

... enterprises Small businesses Recession Organizational performance Entrepreneurial orientation Between late 2007 and the second quarter of 2009, the global economy slid into a severe economic crisis (Naidoo, 2010). This global economic crisis has not only been severe for large enterprises, but also...

... to provide leadership and management direction in business organization. Because large public companies recognize the value to the corporation and because of the increased regulatory requirements placed on publicly traded companies, the use of boards of directors are strongly endorsed. For small businesses...