Entrepreneurship, resistance to change and growth in small firms

By C. Gray. 2002

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Distinguishing micro-businesses from SMEs: a systematic review of growth constraints (2016, background): “…objectives such as maintaining independence, increased leisure time, better standard of living, personal and job satisfaction, employee well-being, pride, family objectives, and a flexible lifestyle remain prevalent (Douglas, 2013; Gray, 2002; Poutziouris, 2003; Walker and Brown, 2004).”
Antecedents of organizational resilience in economic crises—an empirical study of Swedish textile and clothing SMEs (2012, background): “From the resilience engineering perspective, flexibility and agility emphasize the ability of the system to respond to unexpected situations and restructure rapidly by developing adaptive capacity (Hale and Heijer, 2006; Westrum, 2006; Woods, 2006). However, in a study by Thun et al. (2011), such pr”
The split entrepreneurial identity of the farmer (2007, background): “… individuals who manage a business with the intention of expanding that business and with the leadership and managerial capabilities for achieving their goals ( Gray, 2002”
Strategic agility-driven business model renewal: the case of an SME (2017, background): “However, taking psychological factors into account, Gray (2002) points out the “endowment effect” in SMEs, where the “owners” fear of loss is stronger than the “attraction of gain”.”
Understanding the small business owner: what they really aim at and how this relates to firm performance (2008, background): “(1) Motivation and personal expectations (Gray, 2002; Perren, 2000; Deakins, 1999; Davidsson, 1989).”
Size, strategic, and market orientation affects on innovation (2008, background): “The study examines innovation in the context of the strategic (andmarket) orientation of the firm instead of examining the firm's specific characteristics, the factors contributing to innovation from the organization, the entrepreneur, the project team's perspectives and/or, the effect of external e”