Competition is increasing from time to between SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprieses), for this reason, research was conducted by measuring SMEs' financial performance in Surabaya due the impact of Covid-19 virus. There are four variables analyzed, namely innovative, risk-taking, proactiveness, competitive aggressiveness. The weaknesses generally terms managerial abilities, capital, human r...

Abstract The balance among forest industry development, operators' well-being, and environmental conservation has been noted as an emerging concern in sustainability strategy. In this study, we innovatively adopted a multidimensional assessment method that integrates economic, environmental, social dimensions to compare the comprehensive of roundwood, bamboo, tea products, fruit industries, whi...

This paper aims to explore the factors that contribute Generation Z intention act and become social entrepreneurs. is unit of analysis because they are future largest contributors a country’s economy workforce. Additionally, generation concerned with world’s sustainability, this evident in their purchasing behaviour skew sustainable products also drives entrepreneurial goals. The guiding theory...

Purpose This study aims to explain the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions on firms’ export performance. The has considered three EO: innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking. Export performance been measured through multifaceted determinants: financial, strategic satisfaction levels exporting firms. Design/methodology/approach To association between such determinants, qu...

Small and Medium Family Owned Enterprises (SMFEs) are the engines of economic development through job creation poverty reduction in any nation. Currently, SMFEs sector Kenya contributes over 70% country’s GDP. This is spite challenges surrounding this vital including low performance as compared to non family enterprises, high mortality rate especially after founder exits, lack finances among ot...

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to advance knowledge small firm performance by explicating how networking helps firms carry out marketing and perform better. Design/methodology/approach An online survey owner-managers in a regional economy UK was executed. Hypotheses were tested including proposition that proactiveness moderates relationship between market orientation (MO) performance. Find...

The ability to enter the global market has become a competitive necessity for many firms and one important survival growth in era of globalization. At same time, digitalization is transforming locus entrepreneurial opportunities practices, thus offering new perspectives on internationalization. When entering market, SMEs will require innovativeness capability, proactiveness, risk-taking. Howeve...

The aim of this document is to analyze not only the relationship among orientation towards innovation, proactiveness, and risk tolerance, chosen by literature as three most important psychological characteristics CEOs, but also export intensity in a special type firms: Born Global, characterized being small firms that, before completing their first years up running, have already started interna...