Journal•ISSN: 0266-2426
International Small Business Journal
SAGE Publishing
About: International Small Business Journal is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Entrepreneurship & Small business. It has an ISSN identifier of 0266-2426. Over the lifetime, 1318 publications have been published receiving 83078 citations. The journal is also known as: ISBJ.
Topics: Entrepreneurship, Small business, Context (language use), Small and medium-sized enterprises, Venture capital
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore different themes within entrepreneurship education via the use of a systematic literature review (SLR) Systematic literature reviews are recognized method for entrepreneurship education and the purpose of this article is to explore different topics within entrepreneurship.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore different themes within entrepreneurship education via the use of a systematic literature review (SLR) Systematic literature reviews are recognized method
1,173 citations
TL;DR: GORMAN as discussed by the authors is an associate professor and Dennis Hanlon an assistant professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and Wayne Kipling is a lecturer at the University of New Brunswick.
Abstract: GARY GORMAN IS AN ASSOCIATE DEAN AND associate professor and Dennis Hanlon an assistant professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University ofNewfoundland, Canada, and Wayne Ki...
1,072 citations
TL;DR: It is argued that the benefits to society of this holistic approach to learning is a reduction in the 'discontinuities' between the SME and its environment and therefore a lowering of transaction costs.
Abstract: PROFESSOR ALLAN GIBB IS CHAIRMAN OF the Small Business Centre at Durham University Business School, England. This paper begins with a review of the present concerns to link training with competitiveness in the United Kingdom and Europe. It notes that many of the issues raised in this respect are over 20 years old. It suggests therefore a new way to approach the problems, namely by considering the learning needs that will reduce the transaction costs of the small firm operating its stakeholder environment. After defining the concept of learning it makes the distinction between contextual learning (via experience) and the associated tacit (subjective) knowledge that is gained by this, and objective and abstract knowledge frequently purveyed by teachers. It then explores the issue of the SME as a 'learning company' and argues that the key to its learning is via the transactional and other relationship that it has with its immediate network environment. The concept of learning circles and learning partnership...
699 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace these discourses and perspectives as a backdrop to under-standings of the nature of enterprise and the entrepreneur in the 20th century and present them as a basis for the present article.
Abstract: Throughout the 20th century multiple discourses of the nature of enterprise and the entrepreneur have developed. In this article, we trace these discourses and perspectives as a backdrop to underst...
680 citations
TL;DR: The overall objective of this paper is to produce a clearer understanding of the meaning of the meanin this article, which is the same as that of the paper in Section 2.1.
Abstract: PROFESSOR ALLAN A GIBB IS chairman of the Small Business Centre, Durham University Business School, England The overall objective of this paper is to produce a clearer understanding of the meanin
629 citations