Together we are strong? A systematic literature review on how SMEs use relation-based collaboration to operate in rural areas

M Beckmann, M Garkisch, A Zeyen - Journal of Small Business & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role for growth and
sustainable development, particularly for rural areas in which MNCs are absent. Despite this …

Rural economic development: A review of the literature from industrialized economies

L Ryser, G Halseth - Geography Compass, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 30 years, accelerating change has been one of the defining attributes of rural
landscapes around the world. In response, there has been an increasing volume of rural …

Entrepreneurship and rural economic development: a scenario analysis approach

N Fuller‐Love, P Midmore, D Thomas… - International Journal of …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to advocate the use of scenario analysis to develop
foresight for the improvement of policies supporting rural entrepreneurship and illustrate the …

[PDF][PDF] Realist methodology: a review

W Olsen - Realist methodology, 2009 - research.manchester.ac.uk
Critical realists offer a set of philosophical underpinnings for social research. Critical realists
also engage constructively with social theory, but they are more than just theorists. In this …

The use of marketing strategies by small, medium and micro enterprises in rural KwaZulu-Natal

LM Lekhanya - 2010 - openscholar.dut.ac.za
Many researchers undertook research about small, medium and micro enterprise in South
Africa. Although there are numerous articles and a lot of previous research surveys about …

Business productivity and area productivity in rural England

D Webber, N Curry, A Plumridge - Regional Studies, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract W ebber D., C urry N. and P lumridge A. Business productivity and area productivity
in rural England, Regional Studies. Rural area productivity and rural business productivity …

Economic performance in rural England

N Curry, DJ Webber - Regional Studies, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract C urry N. and W ebber DJ Economic performance in rural England, Regional
Studies. Measuring rural economic performance is obscured by the simultaneous use of two …

Rural geography: a borderland revisited

M Roche - Progress in Human Geography, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
II Traditional rural geography The legacies of agricultural geography in terms of rural land-
use patterns, cultural landscapes and encroachment of urban sprawl continue to inform …

[PDF][PDF] Urban connections with rural areas in home-based business: Implications for sustainable rural development in Saskatchewan

M Ofosuhene - 2005 - harvest.usask.ca
The past two decades have witnessed significant growth in home-based work (HBW),
particularly home-based business (HBB) activity and self-employment. These phenomena …

Developing a framework for sustainable entrepreneurship for small, medium and micro-enterprises in the agricultural sector in Zimbabwe

T Chitaka - 2024 - repository.nwu.ac.za
Global warming, resulting from escalating greenhouse gas emissions, affects human
populations and ecosystems and adversely affects economic development. The commercial …