This paper evaluates the effectiveness of national and international R&D support programmes on firms' technology scouting, defined as firms' use of external knowledge sources. Drawing on a unique dataset on R&D support programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in both...

Purpose – To provide a qualitative, in-depth,naturalistic, empirical inquiry into entrepreneurial decision-making, throughthe application of grounded theory methodology. Design/methodology/approach – Application of original Glaser and Straussgrounded theory methodological approach and...