Crisis plan? What crisis plan! How microentrepreneurs manage in a crisis.

Budge, Alan; Irvine, Wilson; Smith, Robert

Abstract

This inductive research study seeks to answer these research questions: (1) Do owners of successful microbusinesses react to crises unknowingly; or (2) Do they proactively manage crises? Using naturalistic observation and in-depth interviews of business owners running established businesses in rural Angus, UK, to establish their attitudes towards crisis planning and ongoing crises, this paper makes a contribution towards the literature of entrepreneurship by examining an underresearched aspect of entrepreneurial behaviour “ namely crisis management in microbusinesses.

Citation

BUDGE, A., IRVINE, W. and SMITH, R. 2008. Crisis plan? What crisis plan! How microentrepreneurs manage in a crisis. International journal of entrepreneurship and small business [online], 6(3), pages 337-354. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2008.019131

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2008
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2008
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2008
• Deposit Date: Jun 23, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 23, 2009
• Journal: International journal of entrepreneurship and small business
• Print ISSN: 1476-1297
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-8054
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 337-354
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2008.019131
• Keywords: Microentrepreneurs; Micro businesses; Crisis plan; Crisis management script; Bucolic entrepreneurs
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/366