The evolution of small and medium enterprises studies over time Otsile Kereemang; Supervisor: Şirin Atakan-Duman by Dil: İngilizce
Yayın ayrıntıları:Nicosia: Cyprus International University, 2020
Tez notu: ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to look at how studies in the field of small and medium
enterprises has changed over time. To achieve this, the study addresses the following
research questions: How have studies on SMEs evolved over time? What have been the
main subject areas that scholars focus on SMEs? What are the trends in SME studies?
What are the gaps and areas for development? The study analysed a total of 4232 articles
published in three major journals; Small Business Economics (published by Springer),
Journal of Small Business Management (published by Wiley) and Journal of Small
Business Enterprise Development (published by Emerald). The articles were ran through
a computer assisted text analysis to produce lexemes or key distinctive words. The
findings indicate that the trends have been more towards growth and entrepreneurship,
scholars have focused on production, strategy, marketing, finance, management and
management information systems. The findings also revealed the gaps areas for further
development were in the area of public relations and research and development. The study
will allows researcher to refocus on the identified gaps to further develop them, so as they
aid stakeholders to make more informed decisions.
Keywords: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Research Trends, Thematic Content
Analysis
Kullanılabilirlik: Ödünç verilebilen materyaller: CIU LIBRARY (1)Yer numarası:YL 1735 K37 2020.