Enterprise Development in SMEs and Entrepreneurial Firms: Dynamic Processes

Enterprise Development in SMEs and Entrepreneurial Firms: Dynamic Processes

Nelson Oly Ndubisi, Sonny Nwankwo

Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 508

ISBN13: 9781466629523|ISBN10: 1466629525|EISBN13: 9781466629530

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2952-3

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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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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

List of Reviewers

Preface

Small and Medium Enterprise Development

Chapters

Chapter 1

How and Why Business Model Matters in Acquisition of Knowledge in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms (pages 1-21)

Arash Najmaei

Much has been written about acquisition of knowledge and its role in survival and growth of small and entrepreneurial firms. Little, however, is known about the role of business model in knowledge acquiring activities of the firms....

Chapter 2

SMEs, Institutions, and Performance (pages 22-41)

Camilla Jensen, Low Mei Peng

This chapter addresses at the outset the topic of SMEs and economic development from an institutions perspective. The authors argue that the transaction cost theory is not helpful towards understanding the role that institutions play...

Chapter 3

Diaspora Entrepreneurship: New Directions in Enterprise Development (pages 42-63)

Sanya Ojo

This chapter examines the phenomenon of diaspora entrepreneurs and the degree to which they have internationalised their businesses. This is achieved through a tri-component conceptual framework of individual, firm, and environmental...

Chapter 4

Human Resource Management in SMEs: Action Referential Definition (pages 64-87)

Pedro Melo, Carolina Machado

Although small and medium size companies perform a relevant role in world economies, the authors conclude that research in this field focuses more attention on bigger organizations in seeking to understand what happens about the HRM...

Chapter 5

The Role of the Consultant in Enterprise Development (pages 88-113)

Ian K. Bathgate

Business failure crisis is not a new phenomenon. The competitive dynamism to which businesses are susceptible exposes free economic agents to the vagaries of the marketplace, encompassing problems of growth, sustainability, and...

Chapter 6

Knowledge Sharing among Employees in the Manufacturing SMEs (pages 114-132)

Uchenna Cyril Eze, Sim Fong Hah, Nelson Oly Ndubisi

Large companies dominate in knowledge sharing initiatives; however, evidence suggests that more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are deploying knowledge strategies to attempt to leapfrog the competition. However, studies on...

Chapter 7

Sustainability for SMEs (pages 133-149)

Kaushik V. Pandya

In the past decade, or so, sustainability has become important for businesses. It is not just the preserve of the private sector anymore. Sustainability has been followed by organizations in all industrial sectors. This is not...

Chapter 8

Strategies for Sustainable Succession Planning in Family Business (pages 150-162)

Lucy Tan-Atichat, Joseph F. Aiyeku

This study investigates the extent of influence of succession planning on Thai FOBs focusing on SMEs, and the attributes/characteristics of the successors to achieve a successful family business. SMEs were identified using Thai...

Chapter 9

Marketing in SMEs: The Sales Process of SMEs on the Food and Drink Industry (pages 163-196)

Tony Douglas, Maktoba Omar

There would appear to be varied approaches to the sales process practiced by SMEs in how they go about locating target customers, interfacing with prospects and new customers, presenting the benefits and features of their products...

Chapter 10

Green Supply Chain Management: Implications for SMEs (pages 197-213)

Ki-Hoon Lee

The strategic importance of supply chain management has been increasing during the past two decades. Companies utilise the supply chain in order to become more competitive as a whole. Recently, it has been observed that environmental...

Chapter 11

Antecedents and Consequences of Technology Orientation (TECHOR) for Small Firms (pages 214-238)

Olivia F. Lee, Can Uslay, Matthew L. Meuter

This chapter explores the firm-level technology orientation construct and highlights the importance of a small firm’s dynamic capabilities in knowledge learning and management. Technology orientation (TECHOR) is comprised of three...

Chapter 12

Perceived Benefits and Barriers of ICT Adoption among SMEs (pages 239-256)

Khong Sin Tan, Uchenna Cyril Eze

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a key economic sector in Malaysia. In 2005, there were 99.2 per cent or 518,996 SMEs in the country. They contributed to 65.1 percent of employment and 47.3 percent of labor productivity. Due...

Chapter 13

Entrepreneurial Values, Environmental Marketing and Customer Satisfaction: Conceptualization and Propositions (pages 257-269)

Sumesh R. Nair, Nelson Oly Ndubisi

This chapter attempts to develop a framework of an environmental marketing system that is propositioned to lead to customer satisfaction. A comprehensive and intense environmental marketing system as proposed in the chapter is...

Chapter 14

Model Suggestion for SMEs Economic and Environmental Sustainable Development (pages 270-290)

Hatice Calipinar, Dilber Ulas

In recent years, environmental considerations have become increasingly social concerns. There is a growing interest in SMEs that want to green their businesses, but real action is slow because there is usually a lack of knowledge and...

Chapter 15

Apprenticeship and Enterprise Development in a Typical Sub Sahara African Context (pages 291-302)

Anayo D. Nkamnebe

The nexus between skill acquisition, mastering of trade and enterprise creation for development is long established in the literature. For economies with high incidence of unemployment, apprenticeship has particularly proved...

Chapter 16

Perspectives on the Glass Ceiling in Indian Enterprises (pages 303-317)

Rita Latha D’Couto, C. Ganesh

The genesis of the present study is from the widespread observation that only a small proportion of top level managerial positions in corporate organizations are occupied by women, both globally and in India. Although women are...

Chapter 17

Access to Micro Enterprise Financing in Nigeria (pages 318-329)

Atsede Woldie, John C. Nzekwu, Brychan C. Thomas

This study outlines a preliminary survey into access to finance, as experienced by micro enterprises (MEs) in Nigeria. It also aims to gain insight into the financing behaviour of ME enterprise owner/managers in Nigeria and factors...

Chapter 18

SME Financial Management: A Risk Management Perspective (pages 330-342)

Edna Stan-Maduka

Regulators’ efforts to create awareness of risk management in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have heightened since the 2008 recession which affected many economies. The objective has been to stress the fundamental role of risk...

Chapter 19

Enterprise as a Career Choice: A Multi-National Study (pages 343-362)

Andre Mostert, Abdulbasit Shaikh

Youth unemployment is growing throughout the world due to a collection of conditions including but not exclusively: economic restrictions, anachronistic teaching and learning methodologies, and inadequate career guidance structures...

Chapter 20

Relational Dynamics and Outcomes in Small and Large Service Organizations (pages 363-375)

Siti Haryati Shaikh Ali, Nelson Oly Ndubisi

The rapid growth of the service sector and servitization of the manufacturing sector have both contributed to rising competition and have forced managers to look for effective ways to differentiate their services from competitors and...

Chapter 21

Service-Dominant Logic and Supply Network Management: An Efficient Business Mix? (pages 376-389)

Mawuko Dza, Ron Fisher, Rod Gapp

This chapter examines the concepts of service-dominant (S-D) logic and supply network management in business processes. The chapter is based on a conceptual analysis of the significance of the two concepts in improving business...

Chapter 22

Ownership Structure and Voluntary Disclosure of Intellectual Capital: Evidence from Malaysia (pages 390-404)

Kin Gan, Zakiah Saleh, Massoud Abessi

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital (IC). Ownership structure examined is family-owned (FAMC), government-linked companies (GLC)...

Chapter 23

Legitimacy Acquisition and Social Enterprises (pages 405-416)

Kowtha Rao, Rajesh Rajaguru

Social enterprises typically are founded to fulfill social objectives that are underserved by the state and the private sector. Social enterprise sustainability often hinges on the continuing legitimation by multiple stakeholders who...

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