Deze website maakt deel uit van het onderzoeksproject ‘Een Smart Start’. Het onderzoeksproject is gesubsidieerd door Regieorgaan SIA. Het onderzoek werd uitgevoerd door het lectoraat Organisatieontwerp en -verandering van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. In het onderzoek van het lectoraat zijn nieuwe methoden …

Only recently have scholars begun to explore the cross-section connection of entrepreneurship and personal selling and introduced the notion of entrepreneurial selling. This study contributes to the emerging debate by addressing the personal selling role of business owners of small and medium-sized enterprises …

Purpose: This study analyses how weather shocks influence agricultural entrepreneurs’ risk perception and how they manage these risks. It explores what risks agricultural entrepreneurs perceive as important, and how they face climate change and related weather shock risks compared to the multiple risks …

How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take care of their employees’ well-being so that they can retain a productive and satisfied workforce? The present study examines the relation between soft controls and the well-being of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises. Soft controls are …

In this thesis, titled "Unlocking the Path to Sustainability: Multi-Brand Retail SMEs as Agents of Change in the Fashion Supply Chain," we explore how fashion multi-brand retail Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) can play a crucial role in driving sustainability and effecting positive change throughout …

According to various authors access to financing is one of the main limitations constraining further growth for small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Hence, academics and policymakers showed great interest in the topic of access to financing for SMEs. Various researchers argued the competitive …

This report addresses the pressing issue of digital readiness among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality industry in The Netherlands. The research explores the barriers and enablers of digital adoption and aims to identify strategies to enhance digital readiness. The significance …

Privacy is a comprehensive notion which is hard to grasp for the layman. To make the privacy notion tangible, creating transparency about privacy practices is an important necessity. Transparency about privacy practices is traditionally (sought to be) established via providing privacy policies and privacy …

Handboek voor MKB-ers die de eerste stappen willen zetten in het innoveren met AI. Ondernemers zien natuurlijk kansen in de ontwikkeling van nieuwe producten en/of diensten, ondersteund door AI (Artificial Intelligence). Want data blijkt immers ‘het nieuwe goud’ te zijn! Maar hoe doe je dat dan? Waar …