Entrepreneurial Competency in SME'S

Marketing and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Exporting SMEs

This paper is based on the first, qualitative, phase of a study aimed at enhancing understanding of SME growth through exporting. It investigates the reasons for the export success of twelve SMEs in the South West of England, exploring export market and entrepreneurial orientation in these companies, within the context of organisational culture. The second, quantitative stage of the research wi...

Personality Traits among Entrepreneurial and Professional CEOs in SMEs

This is a descriptive, quantitative, and hypotheses testing study conducted on entrepreneurial and professional CEOs. This study has a particular interest in small medium enterprises (SMEs) because it constitutes the core of our economy and is a major factor of social composition. The purpose of present study is to investigate and explore differences on the motivational profile of Pakistani ent...

The Concept of Entrepreneurial Competency, Competency Model and Review of Earlier Studies

Social Ties, Absorptive Capacity, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Performance of SMEs in Transition Economy: A Contingency Framework

What are the influential factors determine SME’s performance in transition economy? From the resource-based view, researchers have explored the effects of social ties, absorptive capacity and entrepreneurial orientation on firm performance. This study adds to this literature by distinguishing the types of social ties based on the resources they supply, while prior studies generally focus on the...

Entrepreneurial context and behaviour in SMEs An investigation of two contrasting manufacturing firms