Growth Management Priorities of Service-Based Micro-Enterprises in a Sparsely Populated Area
Micro-enterprises, which refer to a subset of small and medium enterprises, represent over 95% of European enterprises. Nevertheless, little is known about micro-enterprises. Location is one of the key factors concerning the development of business, and several studies have indicated the differen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International School for Social and Business Studies
2018-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning |
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| Online Access: | http://www.issbs.si/press/ISSN/2232-5697/7_55-76.pdf |
| Summary: | Micro-enterprises, which refer to a subset of small and medium enterprises,
represent over 95% of European enterprises. Nevertheless, little is known
about micro-enterprises. Location is one of the key factors concerning the
development of business, and several studies have indicated the differences
between urban and sparsely populated areas. However, there is a lack of
literature concerning the growth management priorities of micro-enterprises,
especially of micro-enterprises in sparsely populated areas. To address this
gap in the literature, this multiple-case study aims to answer the following
research question: What are the critical managerial incidents that occur during
the growth of service-based micro-enterprises in a sparsely populated
area? The results of the case study showed that the highest priority of the
owners-managers of the service-based micro-enterprises was related to human
resources. |
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| ISSN: | 2232-5107 2232-5697 |