Enterprise Development in SMEs and Entrepreneurial Firms: Dynamic Processes: Dynamic Processes

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Ndubisi, Nelson Oly
IGI Global, 28 лют. 2013 р. - 508 стор.

In order to increase the economic opportunities available, enterprise development plays a crucial role in the progression of socio-economic development for small and medium enterprises.

Enterprise Development in SMEs and Entrepreneurial Firms: Dynamic Processes explores the process of enterprise development and its reconstruction of entrepreneurial identities, critical competencies as well as market turnaround for SMEs. This book aims to be a critical resource in the understanding of enterprise strategies adopted and lessons learned for management development. It is a successful resource for students, researchers and professionals interested in the growth SMEs.

 

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How and Why Business Model Matters in Acquisition of Knowledge in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms
1
SMEs Institutions and Performance
22
New Directions in Enterprise Development
42
Action Referential Definition
64
The Role of the Consultant in Enterprise Development
88
Knowledge Sharing among Employees in the Manufacturing SMEs
114
Sustainability for SMEs
133
Strategies for Sustainable Succession Planning in Family Business
150
Apprenticeship and Enterprise Development in a Typical Sub Sahara African Context
291
Perspectives on the Glass Ceiling in Indian Enterprises
303
Access to Micro Enterprise Financing in Nigeria
318
A Risk Management Perspective
330
A MultiNational Study
343
Relational Dynamics and Outcomes in Small and Large Service Organizations
363
An Efficient Business Mix?
376
Evidence from Malaysia
390

The Sales Process of SMEs on the Food and Drink Industry
163
Implications for SMEs
197
Antecedents and Consequences of Technology Orientation TECHOR for Small Firms
214
Perceived Benefits and Barriers of ICT Adoption among SMEs
239
Conceptualization and Propositions
257
Model Suggestion for SMEs Economic and Environmental Sustainable Development
270
Legitimacy Acquisition and Social Enterprises
405
Compilation of References
417
About the Contributors
476
Index
486
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Nelson Oly Ndubisi is Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing at the Griffith Business School, Queensland Australia. Dr Ndubisi s teaching and research interests are in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Green Marketing, Relationship and Mindful Marketing. He has published extensively in Marketing, Entrepreneurship and IS Journals, and sits on the editorial board of many journals in these fields. Professor Ndubisi is Visiting Professor at Copenhagen Business School and Helsinki School of Business and other universities across Africa, Asia and Australia. He is the Convenor and Chair of the Global Conference on SME, Entrepreneurship and Service Innovation.

Sonny Nwankwo, PhD, is Director of the Petchey Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of East London, founding President of the International Academy of African Business and Development. He is Visiting Professor at universities across Africa, Europe and Australasia. [Editor]

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