Literature studies confirm that family-owned enterprises do pay attention to their stakeholders. This chapter explores the phenomenon of project risk culture in micro- and small businesses, which are owned by families. Special attention has been directed to the relationship between project risk...

This chapter focuses on forms of control used by small businesses in contracts with different advisors that supply business advice. The use of legal agreement and personal trust are compared in the chapter. The analysis is carried out using the results of a study of 400 small companies operating...

Since the middle of the twentieth century, phenomena suggesting the entry of civilization into the post-industrial era have been observed in all areas of economic, social, and technical life. The methods of production, communication, trade, education, or employment are being transformed. This...

Small businesses, aware of the development trends prevailing in the market and the competition, have begun to use increasingly often the Web and its tools as a place of their business activity and to extend the scope of their activity through virtual reality. The small business sector can...

Small enterprises operating under conditions of uncertainty ought to introduce innovative solutions oriented towards their growth and development. As numerous studies indicate, small businesses are gradually intensifying their efforts to increase their ability to implement innovative changes....

Looking for new ways to access new technologies, trying to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission, or simply searching a new place on the changing market, SMEs access energy efficiency clusters to be more environmentally friendly and to find new business opportunities. The main aim of this...