Handbook of Research on Strategic Management in Small and Medium Enterprises (Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science

539 Pages·2014·9.5 MB·English

by  Kiril Todorov

Handbook of Research
on Strategic Management
in Small and Medium
Enterprises
Kiril Todorov
University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
David Smallbone
Kingston University, UK
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Handbook of research on strategic management in small and medium enterprises / Kiril Todorov and David Smallbone, edi-
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ISBN 978-1-4666-5962-9 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-5963-6 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-5965-0 (print & per-
petual access) 1. Small business--Management. 2. Strategic planning. I. Todorov, Kiril. II. Smallbone, David.
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Editorial Advisory Board
David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, USA
Y. K. Bhushan, ICFAI University, India
Andrew Burke, Cranfield School of Management, UK
Alain Fayolle, EM LYON Business School, France
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List of Reviewers
Wassim Aloulou, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
Selena Aureli, University of Bologna, Italy
Cristina Bettinelli, University of Bergamo, Italy
Massimo Ciambotti, Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italia
Valentina Della Corte, University Federico II of Naples, Italy
Federico Cosenz, University of Palermo, Italy
Jan Degadt, KU Leuven, Belgium
João J. Ferreira, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Isabella Hatak, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Olga Ivanova, ICN Business School, France
Benjamin E. Jakob, Strategic Consulting, Germany
Rosalind Jones, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Iliya Kereziev, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
Helmut Kohlert, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Kostadin Kolarov, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
Vojtěch Koráb, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Colleen Mills, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Ken O’Neill, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK
Tadeusz Poplawski, Technical University of Bialystok, Poland
Renaud Redien-Collot, Novancia Business School, France
Dietmar Roessl, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Anna Rogut, University of Lodz, Poland
Charlotta A. Sirén, University of Vaasa, Finland, and Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Zhelyu Vladimirov, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Krzysztof Wach, Cracow University of Economics (CUE), Poland
Graham W. Winch, University of Plymouth, UK
Ho Yin Wong, Deakin University, Australia
List of Contributors
Aloulou, Wassim / Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ......................421
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Aureli, Selena / University of Bologna, Italy .....................................................................................349
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Ayadi, Faouzi / Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ...........................421
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Baporikar, Neeta / Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Higher Education, CAS-Salalah, Oman .............22
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch002::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch002::1
Barba-Sánchez, Virginia / University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain ..............................................398
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch019::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch019::1
Bianchi, Carmine / University of Palermo, Italy ................................................................................77
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Broekaert, Wouter / KU Leuven, Campus Brussels, Belgium ..........................................................244
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Cosenz, Federico / University of Palermo, Italy .................................................................................77
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Degadt, Jan / KU Leuven, Campus Brussels, Belgium .....................................................................244
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch012::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch012::2
Della Corte, Valentina / University Federico II of Naples, Italy ......................................................204
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Durst, Susanne / University of Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein .....................................282
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch014::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch014::1
Fernandes, Cristina I. / NECE - Research Unit in Business Sciences, UBI, Portugal .....................180
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::3 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::3
Ferreira, João J. / University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal & NECE - Research Unit in Business
Sciences, Portugal ........................................................................................................................180
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::1
Hatak, Isabella / WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria & Johannes Kepler
University Linz, Austria ...............................................................................................................266
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch013::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch013::1
Hung, Jia-Yi / Tzu Chi College of Technology, Taiwan ......................................................................40
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Ivanova, Yordanka / University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria ...................................372
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Jones, Rosalind / University of Birmingham, UK .................................................................................1
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch001::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch001::1
Katzenschlager, Simon / University of Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein ........................282
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch014::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch014::2
Kereziev, Iliya / University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria ...........................................372
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Kohlert, Helmut / Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany ...........................................328
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Kohtamäki, Marko / University of Vaasa, Finland & Luleå University of Technology, Sweden .......55
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::2
Kolarov, Kostadin / University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria ...........................124
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Lambrecht, Johan / KU Leuven, Campus Brussels, Belgium ..........................................................244
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Lefebvre, Miruna Radu / Audencia School of Management, France ..............................................143
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Li, En / Central Queensland University, Australia ..............................................................................40
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::4 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::4
Mezghani, Karim / Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia ....................421
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch020::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch020::1
Mills, Colleen E. / University of Canterbury, New Zealand .............................................................160
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Molina-Ramírez, Ericka / National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico ..................................................398
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch019::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch019::2
Raposo, Mário L. / University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal & NECE - Research Unit in Business
Sciences, Portugal ........................................................................................................................180
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch010::2
Redien-Collot, Renaud / Novancia Business School, France ...........................................................143
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch008::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch008::1
Roessl, Dietmar / WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria ................................266
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch013::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch013::2
Schneider, Robert C. / The College at Brockport, SUNY, USA ........................................................305
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch015::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch015::1
Sirén, Charlotta A. / University of Vaasa, Finland & Luleå University of Technology, Sweden .......55
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::1 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::1
Sisay, Susan / Glyndwr University, UK .................................................................................................1
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch001::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch001::2
Sit, Jason Kokho / Bournemouth University, UK ...............................................................................40
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Sultan, Parves / Central Queensland University, Australia ................................................................40
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::2 10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::2
Todorov, Kiril / University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria .............................................98
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Vasilska, Maria / University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria .........................................372
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Winch, Graham W. / University of Plymouth, UK .............................................................................77
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Wong, Ho Yin / Deakin University, Australia .....................................................................................40
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Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................xxii
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Acknowledgment.............................................................................................................................xxviii
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Section 1
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Foundations of Strategic Management in SMEs
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Chapter 1
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Strategic.Management.in.SMEs:.An.Orientation.Approach....................................................................1
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Rosalind Jones, University of Birmingham, UK
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Susan Sisay, Glyndwr University, UK
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Chapter 2
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Strategic.Management.Overview.and.SME.in.Globalized.World.........................................................22
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Neeta Baporikar, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Higher Education, CAS-Salalah, Oman
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Chapter 3
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Environmental.Scanning.–.An.Information.System.Framework.for.Strategic.Decisions.in.SMEs:..
A.Case.Study.Analysis...........................................................................................................................40
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Ho Yin Wong, Deakin University, Australia
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::1
Parves Sultan, Central Queensland University, Australia
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::2
Jason Kokho Sit, Bournemouth University, UK
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::3
En Li, Central Queensland University, Australia
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch003::4
Jia-Yi Hung, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Taiwan
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Chapter 4
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Strategic.Learning.for.Agile.Maneuvering.in.High.Technology.SMEs................................................55
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Charlotta A. Sirén, University of Vaasa, Finland & Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::1
Marko Kohtamäki, University of Vaasa, Finland & Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
10.4018/978-1-4666-5962-9.ch004::2