The competitiveness of small and medium enterprises - A conceptualization with focus on entrepreneurial competencies

By T. W. Man, T. Lau, K. Chan. 2002

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management

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Entrepreneurial Competencies and SMEs Business Success: The Contingent Role of External Integration (2015, background): “…recognized the difference between entrepreneurial competencies and managerial competencies, as different entrepreneurial competencies are needed to start a new venture than those who manage the growth of an existing business (Man et al., 2002; Chandler & Hanks, 1994; Chandler & Jansen, 1992).”
Entrepreneurship Education And Training In A Small Business Context: Insights From The Competence-Based Approach (2008, methodology): “In the ENTRE project, the initial framework of Man et al. (2002) was expanded by means of a literature study and a group discussion with entrepreneurs and experts in entrepreneurship education, which resulted in the addition of an extra cluster of competencies, namely social responsibility.”
Diversification and the Entrepreneurial Motivations of Farmers in Norway (2011, background): “adapt and survive in their economic environment (Man et al. 2002; McElwee 2006, 2008; McElwee and Bosworth 2010; van der Ploeg 2000; Vik 2005).”
Women's Perceived Empowerment in Entrepreneurial Efforts: The Role of Bricolage and Psychological Capital (2019, background): “Psychological capital is believed to be important in the entrepreneurial process (Boyd and Vozikis 1994; Man, Lau, and Chan 2002; Mueller and Thomas 2001) and is integral to empowerment in the attainment of entrepreneurial outcomes (Kabeer 1999; Kantor 2005).”
Opportunity Identification and Its Role in the Entrepreneurial Classroom: A Pedagogical Approach and Empirical Test (2004, background): “Man, Lau, and Chan (2002) point out that in addition to competencies related to recognizing and developing market opportunities, other competencies include relationship and alliance building, conceptual competencies, organizing competencies, strategic competencies, and commitment competencies.”
The influence of personal attitude and social perception on women entrepreneurial intentions in micro and small enterprises in Indonesia (2016, neutral): “, 2007) and individual competencies (Man et al., 2002).”
Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Competency as Determinants of Business Performance in SMEs (2013, background): “Entrepreneurial competencies influence significantly to business success (Man et al., 2002), Ahmad et al. (2010) argues that entrepreneurial competencies as a predictor of business success SMEs in Malaysia, even its influence more strongly for stable environmental conditions as well as dynamically.”
Analysing, pursuing and networking: Towards a validated three-factor framework for entrepreneurial competence from a small firm perspective (2011, methodology): “…the agricultural sector (REL) 0.21 0.28 0.43 X24 I evaluate my own actions as much as possible (COM) 0.35 0.11 0.43 Between brackets, the original Man et al. (2002) coding, In bold are the latent competence domains: OPP = opportunity; REL = relationship; CON = conceptual; STRA = strategic; ORG =…”
The context of entrepreneurship in Hong Kong (2005, background): “For SMEs, in particular, the lack of market power and the turbulent nature of newly emerging markets have made the business environment a particularly important concern (Man et al., 2002).”