Abstract
The nature and scope of marketing and managerial competencies in the context of growthSMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) are discussed. This is illustrated using a conceptualframework of how SME owner-managers develop experiential learning built upon existingknowledge, experience, communication and judgement and through experiential learning intheir own SME work environment. The key issues are relevant to all SMEs in developedeconomies. The emphasis of the empirical study is on understanding and applying the conceptualframework, hence a qualitative methodology has been employed for gathering and interpretingfindings from a study of 60 SME owner-managers. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. Allrights reserved.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 363-382 |
| Journal | International Business Review |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Jun 2000 |
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