Founder Centrality and Strategic Behavior in the Family-Owned
Firm.
This paper explores how founders influence strategic management in
the family business. The authors suggest it is essential to consider the
central influence of a family firm's founder on the top . . .
The People/Performance Balance in IPO Firms: The Effect of the
Chief Executive Officer's Financial Orientation.
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 . . .
Employer Legitimacy and Recruitment Success in Small
Businesses.
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 . . .
Entrepreneurial Dimensions: The Relationship of Individual,
Venture, and Environmental Factors to Success.(Brief
Article)(Statis
Entrepreneurship, a complex phenomenon, exhibits a rich history of
theoretical contributions, but lacks a unifying theory. This research
operationalizes a multidimensional framework for exploring . . .
Structuring Family Business Succession: An Analysis of the Future
Leader's Decision Making.
This article examines the perception of potential family business
leaders from a behavioral economics theory perspective. The findings
suggest that high financial and behavioral sunk costs, as well . . .
Friendship Within Entrepreneurial Teams and its Association with
Team and Venture Performance.
This article explores friendship within the entrepreneurial team
with particular attention to its association with the team's
behavior and the performance of the venture. Building on a foundation . . .
Human Resources in Initial Public Offering Firms: Do Venture
Capitalists Make a Difference?
Venture capitalists' preference for complete, well-balanced
founding teams is well established. In addition, the strategic human
resource management literature posits that superior performance . . .
Human Resource Management Practices in Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises: Unanswered Questions and Future Research
Perspectives
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) . . .
CEO Dismissal in Venture Capital-Backed Firms: Further Evidence
From an Agency Perspective.(Statistical Data Included)
This study uses agency theory to examine CEO dismissal in venture
capital-backed firms. Prior applications of agency theory have focused
on reducing managerial opportunism by aligning the interests . . .
CEO Stakes and Board Composition in Small Private Firms.
CEOs of small firms must reconcile two countervailing interests
with respect to their board composition choices. Boards with substantial
representation by "independent" directors--individuals who . . .
Research Note: Trade Name Franchise Membership as a Human
Resource Management Strategy: Does Buying Group Training Deliver
'True
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 . . .
Unraveling the Determinants and Consequences of an Inn
ovation-Supportive Organizational Culture.
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 . . .
Guest Editor's Comments Special Issue on Human Resource
Management and the SME: Toward a New Synthesis.(Column)
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 . . .
A Comparison of Business Success versus Failure Variables between
U.S. and Central Eastern Europe Croatian Entrepreneurs.(Statis
In this study, 15 success versus failure variables were tested for
differences between U.S. and Central Eastern Europe Croatian (CEEC)
entrepreneurs. Nine of the values were significantly different . . .
Research Note: Entrepreneurship Research: An Empirical
Perspective.
Researchers of strategy and performance relationships in
entrepreneurial firms fall into three groups: those who view strategy as
stable (planned) and slowly evolving; those who view strategy as . . .
Managing HR in the Small and Medium Enterprise: The Impact of
Professional Employer Organizations.
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 . . .
Human Resource Management, TQM, and Firm Performance in Small and
Medium-Size Enterprises.
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 . . .
Executive Editor's Comments.(Brief Article)
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 . . .
The Value of Patience and Start-up Firms: A Re-Examination of
Entry Timing for Emerging Markets.
We investigate how changing technological and industry conditions
in emerging markets, driven by product innovation, affect the exit rates
of start-up versus established firms. We find that these . . .
Research Note University-sponsored Family Business Programs:
Program Characteristics, Perceived Quality and Member
Satisfaction.
University-sponsored family business programs act as important
sources of continuing education and information for family businesses.
In spite of rapid growth of such programs, relatively little . . .
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