Literature in a discipline generally represents the advancement of knowledge and a richer understanding of associated phenomena, factors, and context. However, an unplanned growth in literature can ...impede advancement by introducing the possibility of complex, competing, and occasionally counterintuitive arguments in the ongoing scholarly dialogue. The exponential growth of literature in small business and entrepreneurship research in recent years has made salient just such risk. Thus, there is an urgent need for developing a clear understanding of advancements and state of knowledge stock in the discipline to inform and guide future researchers aiming to advance the field. The Journal of Small Business Management's first special issue on review articles intends to contribute to the advancement of small business and entrepreneurship literature by informing researchers on the current state of research.
The Journal of Small Business Management is a highly respected journal, which publishes research about small business and entrepreneurship. Using bibliometric analysis, this study presents an ...overview of the major trends and themes in the journal's published content from 1996 to 2019. Over the years, the journal has grown significantly in terms of both publications and citations, with authors from the United States remaining the dominant contributors to the journal. The bibliographic coupling of the articles reveals that entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, family firms, board composition, and internationalization are among the major themes pursued by contributors.
Volume 18 of Research in Occupational Stress and Well-Beingis focused on the stress and well-being related to Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses. This volume focuses on entrepreneurial and small ...business owners' stress, health, and well-being as it relates to personal, work, and success outcomes.
The study deals with the short period between 1967 and 1969 in terms of the reform process, especially its economic components. Specifically, it focuses on the issue of the renewal of small business ...within the socialist economy. It analyses the changes in the normative system, media narratives, and government representations, and practical steps to implement reforms. It finds contradictions between the information that was reaching the public space and the actual and intended state. Archival and normative sources present a completely different picture than the one presented by the uncensored press before 1969. From this contradiction and other aspects, assessed through the established theoretical equipment of economics, it can be deduced that even the economic reform of 1968 would not lead to the restoration of even a small business.
Economies in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa (MED economies) are engaged in proactive policies to support SMEs. This is a relatively recent development and a significant shift from ...past policies that focused on supporting strategic enterprises and sectors. An important factor behind this shift has been the unrelenting pressure to generate more and better jobs: the region's labour supply is rapidly expanding while new entrants to the labour market have higher education levels than those of previous generations. This certainly represents a major opportunity for development, but also a potential liability for social and political stability if that opportunity does not materialise. SME policy is a key instrument for economic growth and development through enterprise creation, expansion and increased productivity. This report points to significant constraints for SME development in the MED region such as poor incentives for entrepreneurship; high entry barriers for new enterprises; restrictive market access; lack of quality vocational and managerial skills to support SME growth; rigid regulations favouring incumbents; high levels of economic informality and limited access to finance due to weak creditor rights, underdeveloped collateral registries and weak bank competition. Constraints are counterbalanced by significant opportunities, notably growing domestic markets resulting from demographic growth and decreasing dependency rates; a progressive integration and opening up of MED economies to the Euro-MED region and the global economy; new prospects for entrepreneurship derived from the opening up of societies and demand for transparency and economic participation, including for women; and progressive improvements in literacy rates and education levels. The intensity of these challenges and opportunities differs among MED economies. The challenges are stronger in economies with lower levels of institutional and economic development and economic diversification.
This article examines the impact of a crisis on small firms. Taking a phenomenological research approach, qualitative interviews were conducted to capture the experiences of small businesses directly ...affected by looting, vandalism and/or arson in the London 2011 riots. This study adds to the literature on crisis management by highlighting the different types of losses encountered by small businesses following a crisis and the role individual owner–managers, businesses and the wider community play in enhancing or minimizing losses. A model is developed to capture those factors that influence which small businesses were vulnerable or resilient to the riots.
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