Linking HRM and Small Business Performance: An Examination of the Impact of HRM Intensity on the Productivity and Financial Performance of Small Businesses

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Sels ◽  
Sophie De Winne ◽  
Jeroen Delmotte ◽  
Johan Maes ◽  
Dries Faems ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small Business Performance ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Assessment of Dimension Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance and Small Business Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Gunarso Wiwoho
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Capacity Dimension ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Small Business Performance

This study aims to examine the role of the absorptive capacity dimension in improving innovation performance and small business performance. The sample used as many as 35 businesses in the business sector of handy crafts. The collected data were analyzed using path analysis and processed with SPSS software version 24.0. The results showed that all hypotheses were accepted. The absorptive capacity dimension consists of potential absorptive capacity and absorptive capacity, both of which are able to have a positive influence on the performance of innovation and the performance of small businesses. But realized absorptive capacity can have a greater influence on innovation and small business performance than potential absorptive capacity.

Impact of network capability on small business performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Zacca ◽  
Mumin Dayan ◽  
Thomas Ahrens
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Aggressiveness ◽  
Small Business Performance ◽  
Network Capability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of network capability (NC) on small enterprise performance via knowledge creation, and two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO): competitive aggressiveness and innovativeness. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose a theoretical model that was tested using a survey instrument administered to owners and managers of small-sized enterprises within the United Arab Emirates. Theory development was assisted by semi-structured interviews with an independent sample of owners and managers of small enterprises. Findings – The results show that NC is positively related to knowledge creation and that competitive aggressiveness and innovativeness are key mediators between knowledge creation and firm performance. Research limitations/implications – The study contributes to theoretical development by integrating the domains of NC and knowledge creation to EO and small business performance. The authors show that the conversion from NC to small business performance is mediated by knowledge creation and the two dimensions of EO: innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness. Practical implications – The study findings present interesting practical implications for small business owners seeking to shift their firm’s orientation toward being more entrepreneurial. Originality/value – The study highlights the crucial role innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness play as mediators when the relation between knowledge creation and small business performance is examined.

Impact of Counseling on Small Business Performance

1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Rocha ◽  
M. Riaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
New England ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Counseling Service ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Small Business Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper assesses the effect of the Small Business Institute's counseling program at the University of Lowell on small business performance as perceived by client firms located in New England. In analyzing data gathered from a population of 52 firms, the authors initially classify recommendations made by counseling teams for the purpose of improving business operations. The impact of the suggestions is examined primarily by considering various dimensions of their implementation. After weighing results of an evaluation of the counseling service as discerned by the client firms, the authors summarize their findings and draw conclusions.

Small business performance in Thailand: key success factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rujirutana Mandhachitara ◽  
Siriporn (NaPombhejara) Allapach
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marketing Metrics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Marketing Intelligence ◽  
Small Business Performance

Purpose This paper investigates how affirmative leadership management styles, market orientation and marketing intelligence drive the performance of small business enterprises in Bangkok, Thailand. Design/methodology/approach Small business performance is a formative measurement consisting of financial and marketing metrics. Other constructs are reflective. Some 200 manager-owners of small businesses were interviewed. The authors use structural modeling, partial least squares (PLS). Research limitations/implications The data were collected from two of 50 districts in Bangkok. The study is cross-sectional. Performance measures were self-reported. Practical implications Building and exercising affirmative leadership skills and behaviors in small business operations is crucial. Small businesses should focus their recruitment on this quality. Affirmative leaders must create and promote a systematic approach to gathering and analyzing market intelligence on customers and competitors and utilize this strategically. Originality/value This empirical paper establishes two important mediating roles of market orientation. First, affirmative leadership is necessary to motivate a market-oriented enterprise in its successful performance. Second, marketing intelligence contributes to business performance when it is driven by market orientation.

scholarly journals How market orientation induces small business performance: The role of strategic fits

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Quang-Huy Ngo
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Theory Of Organization ◽  
Small Business Performance

The purpose of this study is to shed light on how strategic fits between market orientation and the prospector strategy leads to higher performance of small businesses in Vietnam. This study draws from the contingency theory of organization to propose that strategic fits in small businesses represent by prospector strategy's mediating effects on the link between market orientation and these small businesses' performance. Data collected from 161 small businesses in Vietnam was examined. PLS-SEM was used to assess the research framework. The results reveal that the fit between market orientation and the prospector strategy, represented by the full mediating effects of this strategy, is essential to determine the performance improvement of small businesses in Vietnam. For the findings, this study provides some practical implications for small business owners in Vietnam. This study also contributes to the strategic management literature by providing empirical evidence, which suggests the strategic fits between prospector strategy and market orientation induces performance. This study also overcomes the limitations relating to the proposals of the analytic framework to assess strategic fits. Lastly, this study extends to strategic management literature by examining the role of strategic fit in small businesses' contexts.

scholarly journals Using a large sample analysis of Thai listed firms, we address an important question. Do board diversity and network add value to firms? This article extends the debate on the benefits and costs of board diversity and network and their effect on the broad

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Chinomona
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Small Business Performance

While researches on small businesses have grown substantially, there seem to be a paucity of researches that specifically investigate the effects of small business owners expertise on employees skills training and small business performance. In order to fill this void the current study examined the direct effects of small business owner expertise on small business performance and the mediating influence of employee skills training in this relationship. To empirically test the three (3) posited hypotheses, a sample data of 221 was collected from small business employees in Zimbabwe. The results indicate that small business owners expertise positively influence employees skills training and small business performance in a significant way. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed and limitations and future research directions are indicated.

scholarly journals Non-resident family members and the financial performance of small businesses in India

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 530-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarjit Gill ◽  
John D. Obradovich ◽  
Harvinder S. Mand
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Internal Financing

Recent literature in small business management suggests that small businesses are financially constrained. They also face challenges of poor financial performance, which leads to their failure. Literature also shows that family involvement improves small business performance. We asked research participants consisting of small business owners from India about their beliefs and perceptions regarding the relationship between non-resident Indian family members (NRIs), financial support from NRIs, internal financing sources, and the financial performance of small businesses. Results indicate that the involvement of NRIs as foreign directors, financial support from NRIs, and internal financing sources improve the financial performance of small businesses in India. Firms with NRIs are more likely to perform better than without NRIs. Moreover, the influence of NRIs on the financial performance of small businesses is higher in the service industry than the manufacturing industry

scholarly journals The Impact of Earthquake on Small Business Performance: Evidence from Small Accommodation Services in Ranau, Sabah

2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 301-313
Author(s):  
Noor Fzlinda Fabeil ◽  
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki ◽  
Izyanti Awang Razli ◽  
Mohd Rizwan Abd Majid ◽  
Marry Tracy anak Pawan
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small Business Performance ◽  
The Impact
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