Advances in Entrepreneurship Research

Edited by Cleopatra Veloutsou

ISBN: 978-960-6672-33-0, 475 pages, Hardback

First published in 2008 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

 

1.

Advances in Entrepreneurship Research: An Introduction

Veloutsou, C.

1

Section 1. Defining Entrepreneurship

2.

An Evolutionary Approach to the Study of Entrepreneurship

Breslin, D.

7

3.

Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Slovenia from an International Perspective

Tajnikar, M. and Pusnik, K

19

4.

Determinants of Entrepreneurship

Szelagowska-Rudzka, K.

33

Section 2. Entrepreneurship and Learning

5.

Entrepreneurship Risk, Reward and Reality:

Education for the Future

Scales, T.W.  and Frantz, D.W.

45

6.

Frameworks: A Key to the Success of Undergraduate Client Projects for Small Businesses

McLeod, R.

57

7.

Challenges in the Education of Design Entrepreneurs to Financial and Management Skills:

Accommodating Learning Styles in Three Settings

Overby, C. J.

69

8.

Knowledge Transfer in Non-collaborative Client Relationships – A Preliminary Investigation of Small to Medium Entrepreneurial Firms

Geneste, L.

81

9.

Public Sector Research Institutions and Small – and Medium – Sized Enterprises: Suggestions for a Revised Model of Technology Transfer (EU and US)

Gough, N.

93

10.

Knowledge Sharing Challenges between Innovative SMEs in the Process of European Integration

Elenurm, T.

105

Section 3. Deciding on the Strategic Direction of Small and Medium Sized Firms

11.

How the Unpredictability of an External Market Factor affects the Strategy of an SME? A Case Study

Belt, P., Kauppila, O. and Belt, T.

119

12.

How do Smes’ Managers Perceive their Environment?

Rochette C.

133

13.

Russian Small Business & Environmental Issues: Case of Chemical Company

Podmetina, D. and Vaatanen, J.

149

14.

Navigating the Future in Small and Medium Enterprises through Organizational Leadership Processes

O’Mullane, M.

165

15.

Modelling Dynamic Capabilities in Small Businesses

Atkinson, D.

179

16.

Development of Small Business in CIS Countries: Case of Russia

Vaatanen, J. and Podmetina, D.

193

17.

Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurial Motivation on New Firms´ Growth: An Empirical Investigation

Barba-Sanchez, V. and Martínez-Ruiz, M.

207

18.

Globalisation and the Internationalisation of Mexican SMEs in European Markets

Ruiz Garcia, L.

225

Section 4. SME’s and Competition

19.

Competitive and Cooperative Strategies of Polish Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Nogalski, B. and Rybicki, J.

241

20.

High Quality in Low Cost: A Way for Small and Medium Hospitality Enterprises to Survive through Competition

Krasteva, N. and Gessiou, S.

257

21.

Impact of EU Accession Process to Turkish Small-Medium Sized Enterprises

Tatlidil, F. and Muslumov, A.

269

22.

E-Business Issues for Engineering Regions and their SMEs: Materialising the Digital Businesses Ecosystem Concept

Armoutis, N., Bal, J. and Swift, M.

285

23.

Methodology for Competitive Advantage Creation through the Development of a Strategic Market Focus in Mexican SME´s

Rostro Contreras, F.R. and Grudzewski, W.M.

299


24.

A Resource-based Perspective on E-commerce and Sustained Firm Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in the United Kingdom

Yang, T.

313

Section 5. Management and Marketing for SME’s

25.

In Place of Formality? Line Management and Personnel in a Small, Non-profit making Organisation

Hunter, W.

331

26.

The Employee Resistance during Organizational Change within the Sme’s:  A Case Study in the Marble Sector

Yilmaz, C., Karakilic, N.Y., Kaynar, B. and Ozgoz, A.

343

27.

Measuring Employee Satisfaction in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Zaim, H. and Zaim, S.

359

28.

Emotional Labour in a Greek SME

Koskina, A. and Keithley, D.

367

29.

Organizational, Technological and Environmental Determinants of Electronic Commerce Adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises in Taiwan

Francis, J., Lin, C-S and Polak, R.

379

30.

Marketing the Small Information Firm

Nebenzahl, O.

393

31.

On the Pitfalls of using Hierarchical Clustering for Analysing Data, and the Advantages of using Self-organizing Maps – The Case of Entrepreneurs of SME

Lobo, V.J.A.S, Vieira, A.J.G.C and Alves, A.C.R.R.

403

32.

Collaborative Quality Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

Polatoglou, H.M. and Zachariadis, A.I.

415

Section 6. Finance and Accounting Issues for SME’s

33.

To Give or not to Give: Dilemma of a Specialized Financial Institution for Small and Medium Enterprises Borrowers in Malaysia?

Ramlee, S. and Berma, M.

423

34.

Investment Climate and SME Development in Malaysia: Key Issues

Berma, M. and Ramlee, S

433

35.

Promoting Financial Reporting Quality: A Survey of Turkish SMEs’ Perceptions Regarding Accounting Issues

Kaya, I.

447

36.

Balance-sheet Analysis and Forecast of Insolvency in Small and Medium-sized Companies

Comite, U.

461