Recently added articles from Journal of Small Business Strategy:
From the Editor
Oct 01, 2006; Fry, Fred L ... I am excited about this issue of the Journal of Small Business Strategy. For the first time in several years, we have an invited article to lead off the issue. We asked Mike Hitt of Texas A & M who is a well-known scholar in management to write a paper for us. His paper, co-authored by Zhu ...
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMES IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: INSTITUTIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS AND ABSORPTIVE CAPACITIES
Oct 01, 2006; Zhu, Hong; Hitt, Michael A; Tihanyi, Laszlo ... ABSTRACT We examine the importance of institutional embeddedness and dynamic capabilities in the internationalization strategies of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies. We focus on two types of SMEs - incumbent SMEs and entrepreneurial start-ups. We argue that ...
BUSINESS STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES VERSUS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS: INVESTIGATING THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF ACADEMIC MAJOR, GENDER, AND PERSONALITY
Oct 01, 2006; Grubb, W Lee III; Harris, Michael L; MacKenzie, William I Jr ... ABSTRACT Research suggests that students are likely to seek out employment opportunities within large organizations first and often view small businesses as a second choice (Teo & Poon, 1994; Moy & Lee, 2002). The purpose of this paper was to compare U.S. undergraduate business ...
AN EXPLORATION OF FIRM PERFORMANCE FACTORS IN FAMILY BUSINESSES: DO FAMILIES VALUE ONLY THE "BOTTOM LINE"?
Oct 01, 2006; Castillo, José; Wakefield, Michael W ... ABSTRACT Achieving the founder's vision is considered one of the most important organizational objectives for the continued survival and success of family firms. Yet, family dynamics is usually recognized as one of the main causes as to why less than one third of family businesses ...
DO STRATEGIC BUSINESS NETWORKS BENEFIT MALE- AND FEMALE-OWNED SMALL-COMMUNITY BUSINESSES?
Oct 01, 2006; Miller, Nancy J; Besser, Terry L; Riibe, Jennifer V ... ABSTRACT This research, based on social capital and strategic networking theory, explored small business owners' use of formal networking as a strategy for conducting business in competitive markets. Data were collected from 285 men and 111 women, who operated small businesses in small ...
IMPACT OF PLANNING AND CONTROL SOPHISTICATION IN SMALL BUSINESS
Oct 01, 2006; Hodges, Harland E; Kent, Thomas W ... ABSTRACT Significant research has been conducted using numerical measures to establish criteria and determine the relationship between planning sophistication and business success. This research takes a different approach by using a one-on-one interview with closed ended questions to ...
ANGEL INVESTMENT CRITERIA
Oct 01, 2006; Sudek, Richard ... ABSTRACT Start-up businesses often need external financing to grow. These new ventures frequently turn to business angel investors for capital. Angels, who are often wealthy individuals, provide early stage financing, called seed capital, for these start-up ventures. This study examines ...
Startups That Work
Oct 01, 2006; Nelson, Thomas ... Startups That Work By Joel Kurzman and Glen Rifkin Penguin Group: New York, 2005 Reviewed by Thomas Nelson University of Louisville Startups That Work (Penguin Group: New York, 2005) by Joel Kurtzman and Glen Rifkin offers a thorough and instructive analysis of ...