Crisis management in the hospitality sector SMEs in Pakistan during COVID-19

M Burhan, MT Salam, O Abou Hamdan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered one of the worst economic shocks in modern history
and the hospitality sector has been severely affected. Since small businesses from the …

HRM in entrepreneurial firms: A systematic review and research agenda

E Van Lancker, M Knockaert, M Audenaert… - Human resource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims at synthesizing and assessing the literature on human resource
management (HRM) in entrepreneurial firms. Our review over the time period 2004–2020 is …

Does resource bricolage foster SMEs' competitive advantage and financial performance? A resource‐based perspective

N Abid, M Dowling, F Ceci… - Business Strategy and the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies strive to achieve and
sustain their financial and competitive positions in a dynamic resource‐constrained …

The perceptions of SME retailers towards the usage of social media marketing amid COVID-19 crisis

MT Salam, H Imtiaz, M Burhan - Journal of Entrepreneurship in …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose During the COVID-19 crisis, diversified attitudes and behaviors of structural
equation modeling (SME) retailers were observed in using social media marketing that …

An analysis of Covid-19 implications for SMEs in Pakistan

R Aftab, M Naveed, S Hanif - … of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on
small and medium enterprises in Pakistan, which are vulnerable to crisis situations. This …

The role of contextual factors in shaping HRM formality in SMEs

M Burhan, O Abou Hamdan, H Tariq… - Employee Relations …, 2022 - emerald.com
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Does resource orchestration theory ensure the better SME performance: A three-wave time lag investigation among manufacturing SMEs of the developing economies

S Matloob, A Raza, A Waqas, MJ Khan… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2025 - Elsevier
In the contemporary business landscape, changes in business practices, including
technological advancements, increasing competition, and rapidly changing customer …

How business strategy drives human resource practices in small and medium enterprises? Evidence from Pakistani autoparts industry

Y Ahmad, MR Khan - International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose In large enterprises, the notion is that an organization's business strategy is a
significant determinant of its human resource (HR) practices. However, there is limited …

MSMEs sustainable prediction model: A three-sector comparative study

P Gyimah, O Adeola - Journal of the International Council for Small …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the critical sustainable factors of micro-, small, and medium-sized
enterprises (MSMEs) across the three sectors in Nigeria. We apply ordered logistic …

Does Strategic Change Enhance the Relationship between Firms' Resources and SMEs Performance in Pakistan?

S Matloob, MLS Limón, HMV Montemayor, A Raza… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are approximately 3.2 million SMEs in Pakistan. It is believed that more than 90% of
the economic establishments are SMEs. They contribute 40% of the economic growth and …