Purpose – This paper proposes that owner‐managers of growth firms are more likely to have developed or acquired managerial practices that facilitate such expansion. The paper, therefore, examines how growth oriented firms in Wales have adopted management practices to build the necessary...

One region where e-commerce will have a particular impact for small and medium-sizedenterprises (SMEs) over the next few years will be in South East Wales (SEW). In response tothis a survey was undertaken by the Welsh Enterprise Institute (WEI) in collaboration with theOpen University Business...

Contrary to the assertion that the entrepreneur is instrumental in small business growth, theprocess of growth cannot be construed as automatic. Accordingly there is a need to examine therelationships between the personal characteristics, experience, knowledge, skills and motivationsof the...

Partnering can lead to construction projects being delivered quickly, efficiently and costeffectively. Indeed, research has shown that partnering arrangements can reduce constructiontime and standardisation can lead to efficiency on site. This is achieved by partnering a dedicatedteam of...

This study focuses on student and tutor perceptions of effective e-moderation on an online undergraduate Enterprise degree, designed by E-College Wales (ECW) the e-learning arm of the University of Glamorgan. E-moderation describes the role and duties of the online tutor. Existing research...

This paper examines student withdrawals associated with the online BA Enterprise programmeinitiative designed by E-College Wales (part of the University of Glamorgan). This aims to helpimprove the entrepreneurial capacity of Wales. The increase of e-learning programmes on offerfrom academia and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether, and in what areas, graduate entrepreneurs are significantly different from non‐graduate entrepreneurs, both generally and in terms of external resources (advice, finance and public procurement contracts)....