Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice articles from September 2000

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice archives from September 2000

Executive Editor's Comments.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... D. Ray Bagby Twenty-five years ago when this journal began publication as the American Journal of Small Business, there was only one other English language publication in the field, the Journal of Small Business Management. The field was...

Guest Editor's Comments Special Issue on Human Resource Management and the SME: Toward a New Synthesis.(Column)
September 22, 2000... Employers in developed nations at the dawn of the new millennium are coming to understand the human limitations of the past twenty year's pattern of economic growth. Whereas economies in some parts of the world are struggling to regain their...

Human Resource Management Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Unanswered Questions and Future Research Perspectives.
September 22, 2000... A qualitative assessment is used to identify and describe the "gaps" between concerns entrepreneurs have about human resource management issues in growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the topics emphasized in the research...

Employer Legitimacy and Recruitment Success in Small Businesses.
September 22, 2000... Recruiting new employees is one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses, and a key component of organizational success. Unfortunately, existing human resource literature has almost entirely focused on medium and large firms. In...

Human Resource Management, TQM, and Firm Performance in Small and Medium-Size Enterprises.
September 22, 2000... This study analyzes the moderating effect of two key human resource practices on the relationship between organizational strategy and firm performance. In a sample of 66 small to medium-sized manufacturing firms we found that a total quality...

Unraveling the Determinants and Consequences of an Inn ovation-Supportive Organizational Culture.
September 22, 2000... The current research identifies constructs that are supportive of an innovative culture in small to medium-sized enterprises. A sample of 429 employees in 23 small to medium-sized manufacturing firms was used to identify constructs associated...

Human Resources in Initial Public Offering Firms: Do Venture Capitalists Make a Difference?
September 22, 2000... Venture capitalists' preference for complete, well-balanced founding teams is well established. In addition, the strategic human resource management literature posits that superior performance might accrue to firms that have a member of the top...

The People/Performance Balance in IPO Firms: The Effect of the Chief Executive Officer's Financial Orientation.
September 22, 2000... Welbourne and Andrews (1996) studied IPO firms and found that Tobin's Q, at the time of the IPO, was lower for firms that they coded as having higher levels of human resource value (HR Value). However, those same firms were more likely to...

Managing HR in the Small and Medium Enterprise: The Impact of Professional Employer Organizations.
September 22, 2000... Due to their limited size, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot justify full-time HR professionals in their organizations. Thus, the complex and time-consuming nature of many HR activities can result in a significant drain on...

Research Note: Trade Name Franchise Membership as a Human Resource Management Strategy: Does Buying Group Training Deliver 'True Value' for Small Retailers?
September 22, 2000... Human resource management (HRM) is an important source of competitive advantage. However, recent reports document that HRM, and in particular employee training, is less likely to occur in small firms. One possible remedy of special interest to...