SMEs’ impediments and developments in the internationalization process: Malaysian experiences, Dr. Fariza Hashim
Dr. Fariza Hashim College of Business Administration Prince Sultan University, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: fhashim@pscw.psu.edu.sa DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0055 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is, first, to examine the factors that impede SMEs in their internationalization process; second, to analyse the effectiveness of the government support and development programs of the SMEs; and finally, […]
Adaptive leadership responses : Introduction to an emerging classification of zeitgeist enactments, practices and virtues for a VUCA world, Dr. Vikram Murthy and Aasha Murthy
Dr. Vikram Murthy Academy for Collaborative Futures, Sydney Australia Email: vikram@academy-collaborative-futures.org Aasha Murthy Australian Council for Educational Leaders, Sydney Australia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2013-0029 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to posit a hierarchical classification of enactments, practices and virtues that comprise an emerging adaptive leadership response to the prevailing volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions. Design/methodology/approach: […]
Learning from praxis How high-profile winners and losers inform business’s extant theories on longevity, environment, and adaptation, Dr. Vikram Murthy
Dr. Vikram Murthy Academy for Collaborative Futures, Sydney Australia Email: vikram@academy-collaborative-futures.org DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2013-0024 Purpose: This paper uses a number of current examples from a variety of industries both regional and global, to explore the relationship between business longevity, environment, and adaptiveness to argue that only adaptive responses contingent on a proper classification of external circumstance will […]
Modeling firm resources –enterprise risk management relationships: An empirical finding using PLS-SEM, Dr. Noraznira Razak, Prof. Zuriah Rahman and Dr. Halimahton Borhan
Dr. Noraznira Abd Razak, Dr. Halimahton Borhan Faculty of Business Management University Teknologi MARA, Malacca Malaysia Email: noraznira@melaka.uitm.edu.my Prof. Zuriah Ab Rahman Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School (AAGBS) University Teknologi MARA, Malacca Malaysia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2015-0026 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus, explore, and provide an in-depth analysis of the relationship between company resources and the […]
Needs assessment of international capacity building using a Delphi technique, Kenneth Strang
Kenneth David Strang School of Business and Economics State University of New York, Queensbury, New York USA Email: kenneth.strang@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-02-2017-0006 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to engage African subject matter experts to assist with a needs assessment of international capacity building for developing countries in Africa, to establish a prioritized list of capacity […]
Internationalisation of SMEs: does entrepreneurial orientation matter?, Mohammed Ngoma, Abaho Ernest, Sudi Nangoli and Kusemererwa Christopher
Mohammed Ngoma, Abaho Ernest, Sudi Nangoli, Kusemererwa Christopher Graduate Studies and Research Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: snangoli@mubs.ac.ug DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-08-2016-0039 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as a predictor of internationalisation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The key research question is “to what extent do the dimensions of EO (innovativeness, proactiveness and risk […]
The entrepreneurial ecosystem quality for sustainable franchising: Mediating effects of public–private–partnership (PPP) support in Uganda, Abbey Mutumba, Mohammad Ngoma, John Munene and Prof. Joseph Ntayi
Abbey Mutumba Department of Leisure and Hospitality Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: amutumba@mubs.ac.ug Mohammad Ngoma Department of Graduate Studies and Research Makerere University, Kampala Uganda John C. Munene FGSR Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Prof. Joseph Mpeera Ntayi Department of Management Sciences Makerere University, Kampala Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2019-0027 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish the mediation effects of […]
Strategies for implementing innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises, Monther Haddad, Dr. Irene Williams, Dr. Mohamad Hammoud and Dr. Rocky Dwyer
Monther I. Haddad, Dr. Irene A. Williams, Dr. Mohamad Saleh Hammoud, Dr. Rocky J. Dwyer College of Management and Technology Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA Email: rocky.dwyer@mail.waldenu.edu DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2019-0032 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore innovation strategies that managers of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) used to implement innovation in their organizations […]
Strategising for continuance commitment: the role of servant leadership behaviour, Sudi Nangoli, Ambrose Kemboi, Charles Lagat, Rehema Namono, Swafiyya Nakyeyune and Benon Muhumuza
Sudi Nangoli, Benon Muhumuza Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: nangolisudi@gmail.com Ambrose Kemboi, Charles Lagat Moi University School of Business and Economics, Eldoret Kenya Rehema Namono Kyambogo University, Kampala Uganda Swafiyya Nakyeyune Busitema University, Pallisa Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2020-0008 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which servant leadership behaviour as a non-financial mechanism influences changes in continuance […]