Current research in the field of entrepreneurship emphasizes the importance of opportunity recognition as a key element in the entrepreneurial process. It has been recognized that network ties, activeness and alertness, and prior knowledge are related to how entrepreneurs recognize new...

One of the main research questions in the field of strategic management is why firms obtain different performance levels. This paper answers this question from the strategic groups approach. This paper analyzes the linkage between strategic groups and firm performance offering a multilevel...

Market orientation (MO) is considered as a competitive strategy for the smaller service enterprises base in rural locations. A model is proposed and validated for the rural tourism sector that envompasses the effects of MO and of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) on...