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Råsbrant, Jonas, and Martin Holmén. "Owner-Managers’ Equity Portfolio Choice." KTH, Industriell dynamik (Stängd 20130101), 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-122243.
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Lightfoot, Geoffrey. "Financial management and small firm owner-managers." Thesis, Kingston University, 1998. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20617/.
Full textShailer, G. E. P. "Contextualising the performance of owner-managed firms : a conceptual framework based on owner-managers' objectives /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phs526.pdf.
Full textDragoi-Wilkinson, Ana Ruxanda A. "The learning of small business owner-managers through networking." Thesis, University of Derby, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/211790.
Full textDlodlo, N., and C. Mafini. "Internet marketing benefits for South African SME owner-managers." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/651.
Full textWith the recent explosion of global marketing strategies, business enterprises have to contend with severe and escalating competition. To sustain competitiveness, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa should produce high-quality, customised goods and services efficiently. Adoption of Internet marketing technologies is fundamental towards meeting this challenge. However, the adoption and diffusion of technologies in marketing practices is the outcome of purposeful processes emanating from the realisation by SMEs that adoption of these technologies yields significant paybacks. The purpose of this study was to establish the managers' perceptions of the benefits of Internet marketing adoption in small and medium enterprises. Using a quantitative approach, a questionnaire was administered to owner-managers of small and medium enterprises in the Vaal Triangle in South Africa. A total of 269 questionnaires were completed, returned and considered useful for the survey. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and factor analysis in order to establish the factors considered to be the salient Internet marketing benefits. Four underlying factors were extracted namely: customer relationship building, information gathering, promotion and enhanced productivity. The mean scores indicated that information gathering was perceived as most important, but after sturdier tests for association were applied to the data set, customer relationship management demonstrated the most significant and positive correlation with SME productivity. As such, there is need for the small and medium enterprises to develop strategies to expand and sustain the identified benefits of Internet marketing.
O'Reilly, C. "Identifying management competencies of hotel owner-managers & general managers in the Republic of Ireland." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2015. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27725/.
Full textWerner, Andrea. "An investigation into Christian SME owner-managers' conceptualisations of practice." Thesis, Brunel University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.436495.
Full textMorel, d'Arleux Corinne. "Re-constructing success : a perspective from small firms' owner-managers." Thesis, Open University, 2000. http://oro.open.ac.uk/58069/.
Full textLogan, Julie Margarita. "Entrepreneurial success : a study of the incidence of dyslexia in the entrepreneurial population and the influence of dyslexia upon the entrepreneur." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368641.
Full textMahmood, Abdullah. "Educational interests and needs of owner-managers of small building firms." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/786.
Full textFu, Jinyi. "Financing and Debt Maturity Choices by Undiversified Owner-Managers: Theory and Evidence." Diss., Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006, 2006. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-07092006-201009/.
Full textDr. Rajesh Chakrabarti, Committee Member ; Dr. Narayanan Jayaraman, Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Jonathan Clarke, Committee Member ; Dr. Ajay Subramanian, Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Richard Phillips, Committee Member.
Yucedogru, Recep. "Understanding tax morale and tax compliance of owner-managers of small companies." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33993/.
Full textAnderson-Marks, Michelle. "The decision making processes of small business owner-managers : an environmental focus." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2014. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/861.
Full textMcLaren-Thomson, Annabelle April. "Small tourism businesses in rural Scotland : exploring owner-managers' understandings of social sustainability." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9907.
Full textStewart, Wayne H. (Wayne Howard). "Small Business Owner-Managers and Corporate Managers: a Comparative Study of Achievement Motivation, Risk Taking Propensity and Preference for Innovation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277602/.
Full textAhmad, Ghazali. "Small firm network in tourism and hospitality : chalet firms and its owner-managers networks." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2005. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21601.
Full textO'Rourke, Brendan Kevin. "The dichotomous unity of enterprise-strategy discourse in interviews with small-firm owner-managers." Thesis, Brunel University, 2009. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/3359.
Full textDoern, Rachel R. "Understanding barriers to small business growth from the perspective of owner-managers in Russia." Thesis, St Andrews, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/546.
Full textPrior, Gerard Anthony. "Facilitating individualised learning solutions : the case of hospitality and tourism owner/managers in Greater Belfast." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/37194.
Full textO'Connell, J. "A retrospective study of the problems encountered by small business owner-managers in the health sector." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/429.
Full textUygur, Selcuk. "The influence of religion over work ethic values : the case of Islam and Turkish SME owner-managers." Thesis, Brunel University, 2009. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4396.
Full textSeeler, Juergen-Matthias [Verfasser]. "Business Ethics and Stakeholder Management: Developing a Structured Approach for Small Business' Owner-Managers / Juergen-Matthias Seeler." München : GRIN Verlag, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1182768164/34.
Full textSalzberg, Anna. "ADOPTING SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATIONS IN RESTAURANTS: An Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Owner-Managers’ Decisions in Richmond, Virginia." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4575.
Full textPachulia, Gocha, and Laura Henderson. "The relationship betweenEmotional Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Orientation : Observed within owner-managers who lead small, high-tech firms in Sweden." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-10297.
Full textProblem: Is there a statistically significant relationship between the EI of an ownermanager and the EO within a small firm?
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to perform an exploratory study of the research by addressing the first hypothesis. The secondary purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of this relationship by exploring micro-connections between EI and EO factors, by addressing the second hypothesis.
Hypotheses: 1) An owner-manager’s EI can be used to predict EO within small firms. 2) An owner-managers’ EI dimensions are positively correlated to the EO dimensions in small firms.
Method: A questionnaire including the EISDI (Emotional Intelligence) instrument and the Covin & Slevin (1989) Entrepreneurial Orientation (entrepreneurial/strategic posture) instrument were sent by email to respondents. Responses were collected from a sample of 35 respondents, who were identified as owner-managers of small, young firms within the Swedish high-tech industry. An empirical analysis examined correlations between global EI and global EO, as well as EI and EO factors.
Main findings: Both hypotheses were rejected. It was concluded that an owner-manager’s EI cannot be used to predict EO within small firms. Moreover, it was found that no part of an owner-manager’s EI is significantly nor strongly correlated to EO dimensions within small firms.
David, Hefin. "The reluctant employer : an exploration of the first employment decisions and early employment experiences of small business owner-managers." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2013. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/5373/.
Full textSteele, Laura. "Corporate social capital creation and transfer among small to medium sized enterprise (SME) owner-managers in two recreational settings." Thesis, Ulster University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603574.
Full textRainford, Sophie Elizabeth. "Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises: An Owner-manager Perspective." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2283.
Full textSmith, Tara Laureen. "A qualitative analysis of small business owner-managers' participation and learning in an online discussion forum : not quite paradise found." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2012. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/502.
Full textSchmuck, Ludger, and Veronika Vintish. "SMEs offline: why? : A multiple-case study of Swedish micro SMEs." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-111569.
Full textBlackman, Alan John, and n/a. "Entrepreneurs: Interrelationships Between Their Characteristics, Values, Expectations, Management Practices and SME Performance." Griffith University. School of Marketing and Management, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040615.154732.
Full textBlackman, Alan John. "Entrepreneurs: Interrelationships Between Their Characteristics, Values, Expectations, Management Practices and SME Performance." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366050.
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Matlay, Harry. "The paradox of training in the small business sector : owner/managers' attitudes to, and actual provision of, training in the West Midlands region, 1993-1996." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1996. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/106915/.
Full textRåsbrant, Jonas. "Essays on Share Repurchases and Equity Ownership." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-122236.
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Rocklage, Metje. "An examination of owner managers' perceptions of sustainability as a contribution to long-term success in the German graphic design industry : a critical analysis of the influence of the use of sustainability." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2016. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4257/.
Full textOwusu, Kwame. "A study of factors leading to growth in small firms : an examination of factors that impact on growth of small manufacturing in least developed countries : the case of Ghana." Doctoral thesis, University of Bradford, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4407.
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Eib, Constanze. "Processes of Organizational Justice : Insights into the perception and enactment of justice." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-114113.
Full textAt the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 3: Submitted.
Shailer, G. E. P. (Gregory Edward Philip). "Contextualising the performance of owner-managed firms : a conceptual framework based on owner-managers' objectives / Gregory E.P. Shailer." 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/18800.
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Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Graduate School of Management, 1997?
Shailer, G. E. P. (Gregory Edward Philip). "Contextualising the performance of owner-managed firms : a conceptual framework based on owner-managers' objectives / Gregory E.P. Shailer." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/18800.
Full textLin, Yi-Yu, and 林義又. "The Influence of Trust and Power Relationships on the Performance Appraisal of Managers by Family Business Owner." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10064613429906237784.
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企業管理研究所
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The familism and the Confucianism thoughts have deeply influence the Chinese society for a long time, thus Chinese take each other into account with the power distance and guan-xi in dealing with interpersonal relationships. Most of Taiwan's businesses are family business, therefore, the administration of Chinese family business always facing the problems of authoritarianism and guan-xism. The literature review shows the reasons and framework that Chinese family business owner demonstrates different assessing behavior when dealing with different kinds of power distance, different levels of trust relationship, as well as professional managers of different ranks. Basing on this framework, the researcher designs eight kinds of simulated situation in the questionnaire by using projective technique in this experimental design. This research discusses the appraisal dimensions and responses of the participants who completed the questionnaire from family business owner’s perspective considering 8 different kinds of professional manager. The summary of research findings are as follow: 1. When family business owner assesses professional managers with different ranks, he prefers guan-xi (trust relationship) when assessing higher ranks. However, he prefers power relationship (power of expertise) when assessing lower ranks. 2. When family business owner assesses professional managers with different kinds of trust and power relationships, managers with “closer guan-xi and higher power” get highest appraisal score. And managers with “alienated guan-xi and higher power” and “closer guan-xi and lower power” get lower appraisal scores respectively. Finally, managers with “alienated guan-xi and lower power” get lowest appraisal score. 3. When family business owner assesses professional managers with different kinds of trust relationship, power relationship and different ranks, (1) he scores higher to higher rank than lower rank when managers with “closer guan-xi and higher power;”(2) he scores higher to lower rank than higher rank when managers with “alienated guan-xi and higher power; ”(3) he scores no significant difference between higher rank and lower rank when managers with “closer guan-xi and lower power;”(4) he scores higher to lower rank than higher rank when managers with “alienated guan-xi and lower power.” 4. Female respondents answer that family business owner will be affected when assessing lower rank with “alienated guan-xi and higher power” than those male respondents. 5. Respondents with older age, management position and higher educative background are more likely to have empathy to family business owner when he takes guan-xi into serious account. 6. Respondents in companies which are larger in size and longer in history tend to respond more likely to first research finding mentioned above. The contribution of this research is to verify empirically that family business owner does consider trust relationship, power relationship and ranks when assessing professional managers. The suggestions in practice are: (1) family business owner should recognize his own management style and does some proper adjustment; (2) professional managers should realize that their boss will take these factors in appraisal and find a better way to improve themselves.
Lan, Tzu-tang, and 藍紫堂. "The Owner-managers of Information Technology(IT)Entrepreneurial Businesses—An Explorative Case Study on Electronic Components Manufacturing Companies." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50741278459703361540.
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To inquire into entrepreneurship, a newly-emerging and interesting subject, our research has selected Taiwan’s information technology electronics components industry as research target. By gathering vast- and primary- data, and using several representative Taiwanese component manufacturers as case studies, we found the ‘technical-amateur’ phenomenon. This paper will clearly explain the contents, contextual factors, and advantages of technical-amateur entrepreneurship. These type of entrepreneurs are so-called ‘technical-amateurs’ because they lacked previous work experiences in the information technology industry, i.e. outsiders; they also lacked technical ability of the typical blue-collared workers and the engineers, they were previously high-level managers in the manufacturing industry. Thus technical-amateurs tend to have vast- and extended- relationship networks that can quickly transfer capitals, to form capital team and gain the assistance of venture capital to attract the technical team; they also have sharp intuition that can strategize to move toward the mainstream to maximize market benefits; they also have managerial ability that can successfully assimilate the technology team and improve production efficiency while reducing production cost. These concepts are similar to the arguments of ‘fitness landscape’, ‘co-evolution’, and ‘the establishment of shared schema”. There are several important contextual factors that led to the emergence of technical-amateurs. 1) Product technology already exists, but the process technology remains to be explored; 2) Clustering of the local information technology industry, especially the existence of world-class EMS manufacturers; 3) Rapid growths of venture-capitals; 4) Mobility of technology and talents; and 5) Profitability minimization of information products. Comparing to technical entrepreneurs, technical-amateur entrepreneurs have the following advantages: 1.By occupying the advanced-guard position in the information industry, can quickly discover entrepreneurial opportunities. Outsourcing under changes in the global commodity chain and the trend toward lighter- and smaller- information products, give rise to more entrepreneurial opportunities in the component industry. Since technical-amateurs maintain close relationships with venture-capital thus can organize capital team, therefore occupying the advanced-guard position where they can quickly discover emerging opportunities. 2.Powerful Capital Reinforcements. To achieve economies of scale, newly-founded components businesses must quickly improve its productivity. But before this could happen, manufacturer must experience a learning period where budgetary deficits are unavoidable. However due to the reinforcements of the capital team, technical-amateur entrepreneurs can lead through this difficult period and into a most profitable period of significant growths.