International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development  (IJMED)
ISSN (Online): 1741-8127  -  ISSN (Print): 1468-4330

Published in 8 issues per year  (View Subscription Price)

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   Objectives

The IJMED aims to help professionals working in the field, academic educators and policy-makers to contribute, to disseminate knowledge, and to learn from each other's work through cutting edge thinking. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global economy. IJMED is an outstanding outlet whereby management and enterprise and development research can shape itself and results can be shared across institutions, governments, researchers and students, as well as industry.

• Up-to-date, leading edge research to keep you ahead and maintain a competitive edge best practice in SMEs
• Practical guidance on ways to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in SME management and development
• In-depth analysis and interpretation to advance our understanding and provide a framework for further study of management and enterprise development
• International coverage which allows us to share information and knowledge and insight on a worldwide scale

   Readership

Professionals, academics, researchers, and managers in small and medium sized business, policy makers, and non-profit organisations.

   Contents

The IJMED publishes original and review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, and notes, commentaries, and news. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.

• High quality papers to keep you at the forefront of the latest thinking and research in SMEs
• Case studies and practical applications to illustrate management and enterprise development

   Subject Coverage

Although the possible set of topics is large and we encourage submission on any area within the scope of management and enterprise development, the following areas are particularly suitable (but not exhaustive):

• SMEs' start-up development
• Corporate venturing in SMEs
• Technological opportunities and new firm creation
• Valuation
• Technological adoption and technology transfer
• Joint ventures and alliances
• Business incubator development strategy
• Technopreneurship
• Economic and social entrepreneurship
• Virtual coaching service for SMEs
• SME policy and entrepreneurship policy
• Start-up cognitions and behaviours
• Halo effect and technology licensing
• Franchising and corporate ownership
• Long-run technology investments in SMEs
• Knowledge management in SMEs
• Technology strategy in SMEs
• Managing rapid growth
• Accelerating competitive effectiveness
• Strategy decision speed and SME performance
• Entrepreneurs in the non-profit sector

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details of file formats in Author Guidelines) to Dr. Chinho Lin

Please include in your submission the title of the Journal

   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Dr. Chinho Lin
Distinguished Professor
National Cheng Kung University
Department of Industrial and Information Management & Institute of Information Management
No.1, University Rd.
701 Tainan
TAIWAN
linn@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Senior Editor

Prof. Thomas R. Gulledge
President
Enterprise Integration, Inc.
5971 Kingstowne Village Parkway
Suite 110
Alexandria, VA 22315 USA
USA

Associate Editors

Dr. Li-An Ho
Associate Professor
Tamkang University
Department of Educational Technology
No. 151, Yin-Chuan Road
Tamsui
Taipei Hsien 25137
TAIWAN

Dr. Kongkiti Phusavat
Associate Professor
Kasetsart University
Department of Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
50 Paholyotin Road
Bangkok 10900
THAILAND

Prof. Dr. Josu Takala
Vice Dean
University of Vaasa
Industrial Management
Faculty of Technology
P.O.Box 700
FIN-65101 Vaasa
FINLAND

Editorial Board Members

Dr. Nijaz BajgoricNi
Associate Professor
University of Sarajevo
School of Economics and Business
Trg oslobodjenja 1
71000 Sarajevo
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Dr. Alexander BremAl
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
School of Business and Economics
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nuremberg
GERMANY

Prof. Antonio Casimiro CaputoAn
University of L'Aquila
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Management and Energy
Faculty of Engineering
Località Monteluco
67040 L'Aquila
ITALY

Dr. Peter M. CattPe
UNITEC New Zealand
School of Computing and Information Technology
P.O. Box 26069, Epsom
Auckland 1023
NEW ZEALAND

Dr. Bonnie F. DailyBo
Associate Professor
New Mexico State University
MSC 3DJ, Department of Management
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
USA

Prof. Dr. Paul DunnPa
Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Entrepreneurship Studies Center
Monroe, LA 71209
USA

Prof. Dr. Karen L. FowlerKa
Professor of Management
University of Northern Colorado
Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
Greeley, CO 80639
USA

Dr. Reyes GonzalezRe
Senior Lecturer
University of Alicante
Department of Business Organisation
Carretera San Vicente-Alicante 03080
SPAIN

Dr. Vinko GorenakVi
Chairman, Committee on Domestic Policy, Public Administration and Justice, National Assembly Republic of Slovenia; and
University of Maribor
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
Kotnikova 8
1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA

Prof. Dr. Harri Jouni Olavi HaapasaloHa
Dean of Research, Faculty of Technology
University of Oulu
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
P.O. Box 4610
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
FINLAND

Prof. Dr. Eileen KellyEi
Ithaca College
School of Business
Ithaca, NY 14850
USA

Dr. Nonna KushnirovichNo
Senior Lecturer
Ruppin Academic Center
Department of Economics and Management
Emek Hefer 40250
ISRAEL

Prof. Dr. Giovanni LagioiaGi
University of Bari
Department of Geographical and Commodity Science
Faculty of Economy
Via C. Rosalba, 53
I-70124, Bari
ITALY

Prof. Erkki K. LaitinenEr
Professor of Accounting and Business Finance; Vice Chair
University of Vaasa
Department of Accounting and Business Finance
P.O.Box 700
FI-65101 Vaasa
FINLAND

Dr. Laure LatruffeLa
INRA Unite ESR
4 Allee Bobierre, CS 61104
35011 Rennes Cedex
FRANCE

Prof. Dr. Binshan LinBi
BellSouth Corporation Professor
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Department of Management and Marketing
BE321, College of Business Administration
One University Place
Shreveport LA 71115
USA

Associate Prof. Peter LindelöfPe
University of Kalmar
The Baltic Business School
SE-391 82 Kalmar
SWEDEN

Dr. Haruthai NumprasertchaiHa
Associate Dean
Kasetsart University
Faculty of Business Administration
P. O. Box 1089
Kasetsart
Bangkok 10903
THAILAND

Dr. Keng-Boon OoiKe
Associate Professor
University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Faculty of Business & Finance
Perak Campus, Jalan Universiti
Bandar Barat
31900 Kampar, Perak
MALAYSIA

Prof. Dr. Marek PawlakMa
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Al. Raclawickie 14
20-950 Lublin
POLAND

Dr. Jorge Pereira-MolinerJo
Associate Professor
University Of Alicante
Department Of Business Management
P.O. Box 99
E-03080 Alicante
SPAIN

Dr. Richard PetersRi
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Department of Management & Marketing
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115
USA

Dr. Kazim SariKa
Beykent University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Sisli Ayazaga Campus
Sisli, Istanbul, 34396
TURKEY

Prof. Cezar ScarlatCe
University “Politehnica” of Bucharest
Calea Mosilor No. 258, Apt. 2
Sector 2
Bucharest
ROMANIA

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Sitko-LutekAg
Head of Management Institute
Maria Curie - Sklodowska University
Economics Department
Pl. Sklodowskiej 5
20-031 Lublin
POLAND

Dr. Rainer SommerRa
Associate Professor, Public Policy and Enterprise Engineering
George Mason University
School of Public Policy
4400 University Dr. - MS 3B1
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
USA

Dr. A.H. (Rik) Van ReekumA.
University of Twente
NIKOS (Dutch Institute for Knowlede-intensive Entrepreneurship)
Faculty of Management & Governance
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
NETHERLANDS

Dr. June WeiJu
Associate Professor
University of West Florida
Department of Management and Management Information Systems
College of Business
Building 76 Room 116, 11000 University Parkway
Pensacola FL 32514
USA

Dr. Pamela J. ZelbstPa
Sam Houston State University
Management & Marketing Department
College of Business Administration
Box 2056
Huntsville, TX 77341-2056
USA