Purpose – This paper aims to identify four “types” of private small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with regard to their “state” along the exporting experience spectrum. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory study explores survey information from a historic comparative...

Purpose – This research sets out to examine the role of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the development of the business strategy in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – The study explores the hypotheses that there is a relationship between: CEOs' age,...

This study argues theoretical framework for strategic human resource management (SHRM), and implementation of SHRM in firms. HRM field is related to skill development and performance improvement. So, theoretical framework of SHRM is established by performance and skills. HR systems improve...

The decision a board makes to dismiss or retain their manager is the most important one it faces. This paper utilises real options analysis to develop a new learning-based model of this decision. The model presents new implications for optimised CEO survival and termination thresholds through...

Ideally, corporations are directed by boards whose directors provide valuable human capital that match the firms' strategy. We investigate how directors' human capital (international experience, industrial know-how, CEO experience, and financial know-how) affects firm performance including the...