Outputs (89)

The Tunisian textile industry: local responses to internationalisation. (2012)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., EL HARBI, S.E. and BRAHEM, M. 2012. The Tunisian textile industry: local responses to internationalisation. European journal of international management [online], 6(5), pages 525-541. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2012.049640

The continuing internationalisation of the textile industry has reduced the labour cost advantages of Tunisian clothing firms. These firms have a precarious position in the international value chain, often as subcontractors and only rarely contributi... Read More about The Tunisian textile industry: local responses to internationalisation..

Innovation in small business: comparing face-to-face with virtual networking. (2012)
Journal Article
HARDWICK, J., CRUICKSHANK, D. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2012. Innovation in small business: comparing face-to-face with virtual networking. Journal of business strategy [online], 33(5), pages 51-58. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/02756661211282795

Purpose “ The paper aims to better understand the process of networking by small business with their customers to achieve innovations. In particular the relative roles of face-to-face and virtual interaction are to be investigated. Design/methodology... Read More about Innovation in small business: comparing face-to-face with virtual networking..

Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. (2012)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., DODD, S.D. and JACK, S.L. 2012. Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. Management decision [online], 50(5), pages 958-971. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251741211227708

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider why entrepreneurship theorising has become fragmented and how the research problem might be resolved. Design/methodology/approach: The authors first examine how entrepreneurial constructs reflect only... Read More about Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice..

Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement. (2012)
Journal Article
CONNON, N., DONALDSON, B. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2012. Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailer' practices in e-procurement. International journal of technology marketing [online], 7(1), pages 47-62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTMKT.2012.046431

The paper considers how and why SME retailers use the internet in their procurement processes. Examining retailers' views and reasons, we relate these to existing technology acceptance models, employing a qualitative approach. Although our respondent... Read More about Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement..

Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs. (2012)
Journal Article
OH, K.-Y., ANDERSON, A.R. and CRUICKSHANK, D. 2012. Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs. Business process management journal [online], 18(1), pages 43-57. Available from:https://doi.org/10.1108/14637151211215000

Purpose: E-trade (or electronic trading) appears to offer increased efficiency in business processes, but only a limited number of small firms in Korea have adopted the new processes. The purpose of this paper is to try to establish the obstacles and... Read More about Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs..

The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse. (2011)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and WARREN, L. 2011. The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse. International small business journal: researching entrepreneurship [online], 29(6), pages 589-609. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242611416417

Employing a social construction perspective, this article argues that entrepreneurs are uniquely empowered by entrepreneurial discourse to bring about creative destruction. Analysis of the representation of entrepreneurship in the media suggests that... Read More about The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse..

Innovation in services through learning in a joint venture. (2011)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., DEL MAR BENAVIDES-ESPINOSA, M. and MOHEDANO-SUANES, A. 2011. Innovation in services through learning in a joint venture. Services industries journal [online], 31(12), pages 2019-2032. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2011.558573

Innovation determines a firm's competitiveness and survival and a joint venture is a fast and effective way to acquire the missing knowledge that partners require to innovate, but 'knowing how to cooperate' can be a determining factor in achieving th... Read More about Innovation in services through learning in a joint venture..

Strategic orientation and organizational performance of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach. (2011)
Thesis
RIZZO, A. 2011. Strategic orientation and organizational performance of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

Although the contribution of the small enterprise to a nations economy, job creation and innovation is well known, comparatively little is understood on how small firms behave strategically and how the more common patterns of strategic behaviour rela... Read More about Strategic orientation and organizational performance of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach..

Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. (2011)
Journal Article
KORSGAARD, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2011. Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. International small business journal: researching entrepreneurship [online] 29(2), pages 135-151. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610391936

The social plays an important role in entrepreneurship, but one that is not well understood. We argue that the social conditions of entrepreneurs, as well as the social nature of opportunities, affect the entrepreneurial process. Hence it is conceptu... Read More about Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation..

Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. (2011)
Journal Article
EL HARBI, S., ANDERSON, A.R. and AMAMOU, M. 2011. Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. Library review [online], 60(1), pages 24-36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242531111100559

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how knowledge and information is shared by small information and communication technology firms in Tunisia. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a comparative case study approach. This was in... Read More about Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms..