Family businesses have traditionally been recognised for their trustworthiness and
reputation. Interestingly, the extant literature suggests the influence of reputation and trust on …

Purpose In this study, we investigated the dilemma of devising an operational family
business definition in the SME context. The existing family business literature mostly agrees …

Purpose This study explores the different survival strategies employed by family-owned
small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria. The study delves into the dynamics of …

This article maps and integrates research on legacy in family business using a sample of
140 articles. After describing the process of arriving at a corpus of legacy articles, we …

Historically, minority businesses have faced barriers to growth in mainstream US markets.
Institutional intermediaries have emerged as a low-cost solution. They help minority …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the evaluation of a training programme in a
Portuguese family's small and medium enterprise (SME) in the cosmetics industry. This …

This Special Issue of Human Resource Development International (HRDI) is devoted to
Learning in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Having set up a stream for this vital, but …

Purpose By aligning the “Small is beautiful” and “Bleak house” theories, this study aims to
examine how robotic working patterns affect employees' working life and job satisfaction …

Purpose Training remains an important factor in developing the managerial effectiveness
and capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet there are concerns …

Purpose The study deploys Anthias' intersectional framework of social spaces and her
concept of translocational positionality to explore the barriers to entrepreneurship for …