Alternative theories of small-firm growth: a critical review

Small firm e-business adoption: a critical analysis of theory

Purpose – The paper critiques a range of theories and evaluates their ability to provide a lens for explaining the idiosyncratic nature of small firms and their eBusiness adoption decisions. Design/methodology/approach – This literature review firstly summarises the existing research evidence which shows that small firms are idiosyncratic when it comes to eBusiness adoption. It then critiques t...

External Factors Affecting Firm Growth: Evidence from Small Scale Manufacturing Firms in Tigray Regional State of Ethiopia

It is widely agreed that small scale enterprises (SSEs) used to play a crucial role in achieving the industrial and economic development. Though SSEs play indispensable economic role, studies are limited to analyze the external factors that affect the growth of SSEs independently. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to examine the effect of external firm factors influencing small scale ma...

Critical Review of the Iranian Attempts towards the Development of Alternative Sociologies

ارزیابی قابلیت‌های کاربردی نظریه‌های پرستاری مبتنی بر انسان‌گرایی

Valuing human being is the foundation of nursing and the essence of care. Specified aspects of the health care are not compatible with the humanistic agenda. Thus, the challenge is to integrate a humanistic approach into nursing. Nursing scientists have tried to solve this problem by developing human centered theories. Internal evaluation of these theories helps decide about their applicability...

^ Coré Capabilities as Predictors of Growth Potential in Small Manufacturing Firms

Although the academic literature provides a number of theories about the management ofgrotuth, none appears to offer a predictive technique for consistently determining the potential of a smaller firm to achieve a growth objective. An alternative approach to these models is one that assumes that growth firms exhibit common characteristics. Four major research projects on small firm performance ...