Investigating the impact of firm size on small business social responsibility: A critical review

J Lepoutre, A Heene - Journal of business ethics, 2006 - Springer
The impact of smaller firm size on corporate social responsibility (CSR) is ambiguous. Some
contend that small businesses are socially responsible by nature, while others argue that a …

Environmental scanning: Acquisition and use of information by managers.

CW Choo, E Auster - Annual Review of information Science and technology …, 1993 - ERIC
Defines environmental scanning as the acquisition and use of information about an
organization's external environment to assist managers in planning. Highlights include a …

The effects of entrepreneurial orientation and marketing information on the performance of SMEs

HT Keh, TTM Nguyen, HP Ng - Journal of business venturing, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the effects of entrepreneurial orientation and marketing
information on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises. We build and test a …

[图书][B] Information management for the intelligent organization: the art of scanning the environment

CW Choo - 2002 - books.google.com
The intelligent organization is one that is skilled at marshaling its information resources and
capabilities, transforming information into knowledge, and using this knowledge to sustain …

Market orientation, innovativeness, product innovation, and performance in small firms

FJHM Verhees, MTG Meulenberg - Journal of small business …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Most research on market orientation, innovation and performance is related to big
enterprises and small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). In this study a model is …

Small Business in the Face of Crisis: Identifying Barriers to Recovery from a Natural Disaster1

RC Runyan - Journal of Contingencies and crisis management, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The crisis management literature has not dealt in depth with small business response to
disasters. This study takes a qualitative approach to consider how small businesses respond …

Pre-startup planning and the survival of new small businesses: Theoretical linkages

GJ Castrogiovanni - Journal of management, 1996 - Elsevier
Although evidence is equivocal and often contradictory, prospective business founders are
generally advised to develop formal plans of their proposed ventures. Consistent with this …

A resource-based approach to strategy analysis in small-medium sized enterprises

A Rangone - Small business economics, 1999 - Springer
Few articles have been published that specifically deal with how to support strategic
analysis and management in small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). In the last decade …

Possibility of Coexistence of Bulk Superconductivity and Spin Fluctuations in UPt3

GR Stewart, Z Fisk, JO Willis, JL Smith - Ten Years of Superconductivity …, 1993 - Springer
Convincing evidence has been discovered for bulk superconductivity in UPt 3 at 0.54 K
based on specific-heat, resistance, and ac susceptibility measurements. In addition, new …

Personal networks and firm competitive strategy—a strategic or coincidental match?

TA Ostgaard, S Birley - Journal of Business venturing, 1994 - Elsevier
This article is based upon the premise that the personal network of the owner-manager is
the most important resource upon which he or she can draw in the early days of the firm's …