Digital books are often being heralded in the media. After all, the sales figures of digital books and e-readers are rising. It is inevitable that the book industry will keep on digitizing, since it facilitates life. However, what will be the long term effect of the digital books on authors, publicists, …

Over recent years aspects of sustainability have claimed a central role in many countries. As a result research for sustainability has become an important driver for innovation. This paper describes developing a model that supports SMEs in integrating sustainability in their business and innovation processes. In …

Many policy makers are unaware of the pitfalls in ownership transfers in SMEs and the inadequate advisory services. This paper presents the economic importance of business transfers, the research evidence to date on the main issues in ownership changes and discusses potential policies to reduce (advisory) …

full text via link. Firms that are internationally active are more competitive than firms that are only active in the domestic market. This research not provides insights into the international activities of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs , in Dutch ‘MKB’), in particular from the Utrecht Region …

Since the film of Al Gore An inconvenient truth, sustainability stands high on the national agenda of most countries. Concern for the environment is one of the main reasons in combination with opportunities to innovate. In general, innovation and entrepreneurship are important in the realm of national …

The aims of this study are first of all to investigate the reasons for choosing group or individual housing of horses. Moreover the study should give an overview about the opinions of horse owners on the concept of group housing and its advantages / disadvantages.

GSB Grötsch is interested in entering the Dubai market by exporting or by opening its branch in the UAE and thereby increasing its financial recourses and its market share. The company is active in building and construction industry, therefore the Dubai market has been chosen for this export policy …

The aims of this study are first of all to investigate the reasons for choosing group or individual housing of horses. Moreover the study should give an overview about the opinions of horse owners on the concept of group housing and its advantages / disadvantages.

This study (re)tests the relationship between planning and transfer success. Previous studies show that planning increases satisfaction, but find no or only weak relations to transfer effectiveness. 76 Dutch SME business owners, who succeeded in the transfer, were surveyed. To improve on previous studies …

Stevenson & Landström (2002) state that Opportunity, Ability and Motives predict entrepreneurship in general. Connecting thirty previous studies we test if the market awareness, endurance, planning and preparation as entrepreneurial ability factors, staff as opportunity factor and the reason for transfer …