Learning in small manufacturing firms - The case of investment decision-making behaviour

被引：36

作者：

Ekanem, Ignatius

Smallbone, David

机构：

[1] Middlesex Univ, Sch Business, CEEDR, London NW4 4BT, England

[2] Kingston Univ, Small Business Res Ctr, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7LB, Surrey, England

来源：

INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL-RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 2007年 / 25卷 / 02期

关键词：

learning behaviour; manufacturing; qualitative methodology; small firms;

D O I：

10.1177/0266242607074515

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article is concerned with investment decision-making processes in small manufacturing enterprises. The study, on which the article is based, used 'insider accounts' as an innovative, qualitative methodology, involving in-depth, semistructured interviews and direct observation, conducted longitudinally in eight case study companies. It is a research method which includes detailed accounts from the actors themselves, incorporating their actual motives and behaviour. Data from two case study firms is presented in the article to demonstrate different types of learning behaviour. The findings suggest that conceptualizing investment decisionmaking processes in small firms within the context of organizational learning holds promise as an explanatory framework for investment behaviour in small firms.

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