The study examines strategic decision making among entrepreneurs from small firms engaged in early stage commercialisation. It is based on a questionnaire survey of 57 firms and the results suggest that if entrepreneurs within small innovator firms feel the innovation can be commercialised with...

Purpose The study examined the management practices of owner-managers of small businesses who were seeking to grow their firms. It seeks to better understand their strategic thinking in relation to internal and external environmental issues.Methodology A sample of 204 owner-managers who had...

Throughout the book, the authors offer a conceptual framework supported by original case study data to explain how and why a small firm should approach strategic planning, the forces influencing the planning process, and the nexus between innovation and planning. The majority of all businesses...