Purpose: This study highlights the impact of attaining and incorporating knowledge and building relationships with other firms in US apparel production. Design/methodology/approach: Producers of apparel and sewn products operating within a US state form the sample for this mixed methods...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reframe the debate about the tension between management control and employee empowerment by drawing on a theory of paradox. Reframing the problem in this way draws attention to the variety of ways in which organisations can attend to both control and...

Family businesses are commonly addressed as two separate entities: the family and the business (Weigel, Weigel, Berger, Cook & Del Campo, 1995; Hollander & Elman, 1988; Langsberg, 1983). This approach suggests that managerial procedures and decisions typically respond to the needs of only one or the...

A strategic network perspective established the theoretical foundation for exploring aspects of business management in 383 small businesses predominantly operating in small communities across the U.S. It was proposed that those owner/managers involved in formal voluntary organizations to promote...