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Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises

Growth is a concept that has been used in all areas of human knowledge to ‘express changes in size, magnitude, and relationships over time’ (Tuene, 1988). According to Tuene, the main preoccupation of growth during the past three or four centuries has been economic. Growth is important for generatin...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Osman, Mohd. Hassan, Boocock, Grahame
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM 2008
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
T Technology (General)
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spelling my.utm.170452011-11-30T04:01:42Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/17045/ Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises Mohd. Osman, Mohd. Hassan Boocock, Grahame HD Industries. Land use. Labor T Technology (General) Growth is a concept that has been used in all areas of human knowledge to ‘express changes in size, magnitude, and relationships over time’ (Tuene, 1988). According to Tuene, the main preoccupation of growth during the past three or four centuries has been economic. Growth is important for generating national wealth and creating jobs (Oakey, 1981; Markusen et al., 1986; Reid and Garnsey, 1996; Barkham et al., 1996a). Economists and public policy makers are more interested in growth than the financial performance of firms (Barkham et al., 1996b). Growth indicates the ability of a firm to develop a critical base of sales to withstand adverse economic effects in future (Woo et al., 1989). Furthermore, the study of growth can assist policy makers in targeting resources and effort (Bridge et al., 1998). A popular target for support is High Technology Small and Medium Enterprises (HTSMEs). Such enterprises play a critical role in the business and economic life of a nation. They represent an elite group in the manufacturing and service sectors. As a consequence, potential entrepreneurs, and most governments, have strong interest in discovering the characteristics of growth HTSMEs. Penerbit UTM 2008 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/17045/1/MohdHassanMohd2008_BusinessStrategyAsDeterminantofGrowth.pdf Mohd. Osman, Mohd. Hassan and Boocock, Grahame (2008) Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises. In: Technology Management: Theory And Practice. Penerbit UTM , Johor, pp. 189-212. ISBN 978-983-52-0688-7
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
T Technology (General)
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
T Technology (General)
Mohd. Osman, Mohd. Hassan
Boocock, Grahame
Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
description Growth is a concept that has been used in all areas of human knowledge to ‘express changes in size, magnitude, and relationships over time’ (Tuene, 1988). According to Tuene, the main preoccupation of growth during the past three or four centuries has been economic. Growth is important for generating national wealth and creating jobs (Oakey, 1981; Markusen et al., 1986; Reid and Garnsey, 1996; Barkham et al., 1996a). Economists and public policy makers are more interested in growth than the financial performance of firms (Barkham et al., 1996b). Growth indicates the ability of a firm to develop a critical base of sales to withstand adverse economic effects in future (Woo et al., 1989). Furthermore, the study of growth can assist policy makers in targeting resources and effort (Bridge et al., 1998). A popular target for support is High Technology Small and Medium Enterprises (HTSMEs). Such enterprises play a critical role in the business and economic life of a nation. They represent an elite group in the manufacturing and service sectors. As a consequence, potential entrepreneurs, and most governments, have strong interest in discovering the characteristics of growth HTSMEs.
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author Mohd. Osman, Mohd. Hassan
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title Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
title_short Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
title_full Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
title_fullStr Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Business strategy as determinant of growth among high technology small medium enterprises
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