World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 15 Issue 4

The effects of subcontracting forms on the sustenance of SMEs: A panacea for sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Enugu State Nigeria

Victor Chukwunweike Nwokocha, Christopher Nwankwo

Despite the potential of SMEs in economic development, their activities have remained largely unsustainable in Nigeria. These enterprises are constrained by a number of…

Positive deviance, ecologies of innovation and entrepreneurial networking

Samuel Ssekajja Mayanja, Joseph Mapeera Ntayi, John C. Munene, James R.K. Kagaari, Waswa Balunywa, Laura Orobia

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of ecologies of innovation in the relationship between positive deviance (PD) and entrepreneurial networking among small…

Creating sustainable customer value through digitality

Tero Rantala, Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila, Hanna Puolakoski, Hannu Rantanen

Because the global economy is increasingly driven by digital businesses, and digitalization affects the businesses of traditional industrial organizations, the need exists for a…

Investigating the intention to adopt smartphone apps among the entrepreneurs of a developing country

Bahadur Ali Soomro, Naimatullah Shah, Maqsood Memon

Nowadays, in mobile communication, smartphone is one of the modern progress and emergent phenomena for business as well as social networking. The purpose of this paper is to…

Efficiency of materials management in the European Union

Aneta Masternak-Janus

The purpose of this paper is to measure and evaluate the efficiency of materials management in the European Union countries (EU-28) during the period of 2008–2017.

The role of political and economic institutions in informal entrepreneurship

Eunice Santos, Cristina I. Fernandes, João J. Ferreira

There has been a diverse range of research on the factors enabling informal entrepreneurship as well as the means to avoid or to eradicate its incidence. However, the authors may…