International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Zbigniew Pastuszak
- ISSN online
- 1741-8127
- ISSN print
- 1468-4330
- 4 issues per year
- CiteScore 1.3 (2022)

IJMED is a major international research journal dedicated to business development strategy and entrepreneurship policy as well as management processes in an international and cross-cultural context. IJMED provides a venue for high quality papers including theoretical research articles, evidence-based case studies and practical applications seeking to explore best practice and investigate strategies for rapid growth management in SMEs. IJMED has a history of contributing to the academic literature, providing conceptual and practical insights and generating innovative ideas for organizational enterprise.
Topics covered include
- SMEs' start-up development, corporate venturing
- Technological opportunities, new firm creation, valuation
- Technological adoption, technology transfer, technopreneurship
- Joint ventures/alliances, franchising and corporate ownership
- Business incubator development strategy
- Economic and social entrepreneurship
- Virtual coaching services for SMEs
- SMEs and entrepreneurship policy
- Start-up cognitions/behaviours
- Halo effect, technology licensing
- Long-run technology investments
- Knowledge management/technology strategy in SMEs
- Managing rapid growth, accelerating competitive effectiveness
- Strategy decision speed and SME performance
- Entrepreneurs in non-profit sector
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
IJMED is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- OneFile Business (Gale)
- General OneFile (Gale)
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- J-Gate
- Pirabase (Smithers Pira)
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
- RePEc
IJMED is listed in:
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- The BFI lists
- Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide
- UGC (University Grants Commission)
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- Index of Information Systems Journals (Deakin University)
- JUFO
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
- University of Queensland Business School Journal List
- VHB-JOURQUAL (Germany)
Editor in Chief
- Pastuszak, Zbigniew, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland
(ijmededitorgmail.com)
Associate Editors
- Debicki, Bart, Towson University, USA
- Dermol, Valerij, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
- Juana-Espinosa, Susana Amalia De, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
- Park, Sang Chul, Korea Polytechnic University, South Korea
- Phusavat, Kongkiti, Kasetsart University, Thailand
- Rossi, Matteo, University of Sannio, Italy
- Wiechetek, Łukasz, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Advisory Board
- Kadono, Yasuo, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Keohler, Jerry W., University of South Florida, USA
- Lin, Binshan, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA
- Rakowska, Anna, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland
- Rutherford, Matthew, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
- Türkyilmaz, Ali, University of Stavanger, Norway
- Wankel, Charles, St. John's University, USA
Editorial Board Members
- Akman, Gülşen, Kocaeli University, Turkey
- An, Hua-Cheng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Province of China
- Banas, Jaroslaw, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
- Barbulescu, Adina, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- Brannon, David, Towson University, USA
- Brem, Alexander, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Breznik, Kristijan, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
- Bustinza, Óscar F., University of Granada, Spain
- Canós-Darós, Lourdes, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
- Gola, Arkadiusz, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
- Granata, Giuseppe, Università Telematica Mercatorum, Italy
- Grimaldi, Michele, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
- Haapasalo, Harri Jouni Olavi, University of Oulu, Finland
- Hidayanto, Achmad Nizar, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
- Hosseini, Elahe, Yazd University, Iran
- Isoherranen, Ville, University of Oulu, Finland
- Joshi, Manoj, Amity University, India
- Kędziora, Damian, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
- Kadak, Tarmo, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
- Kelly, Eileen, Ithaca College, USA
- Kess, Pekka, University of Oulu, Finland
- Kibler, Bruce Alan, Gannon University, USA
- Kifor, Claudiu, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
- Kushnirovich, Nonna, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
- Kuzmin, Oleg, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
- Lechuga Sancho, Paula, University of Cadiz, Spain
- Matoba, Akihiro, Kanagawa University, Japan
- Medrek, Marek, Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Poland
- Minciullo, Marco, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
- Muhos, Matti, University of Oulu, Finland
- Neuvonen, Heidi, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- Numprasertchai, Haruthai, Kasetsart University, Thailand
- Olivas-Luján, Miguel, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Ooi, Keng-Boon, UCSI University, Malaysia
- O’Brien, Connie, Kutztown University, USA
- Patnaik, Srikanta, Interscience Institute of Management and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
- Pereira-Moliner, Jorge, University of Alicante, Spain
- Qian, Shanshan, Towson University, USA
- Randolph, Robert, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
- Rubino, Michele, Università LUM Jean Monnet, Italy
- Santandreu-Mascarell, Cristina, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
- Sari, Kazim, Beykent University, Turkey
- Seghiouer, Hamid, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco
- Senthilkumar, Sukumar, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
- Sgroi, Filippo, University of Palermo, Italy
- Sharma, Parveen, Lovely Professional University, India
- Sliwinski, Adam, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- Takala, Josu, University of Vaasa, Finland
- Tarhini, Ali, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Tepanon, Yodmanee, Kasetsart University, Thailand
- Todorovic, Igor, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Trunk, Aleš, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
- Vassileva, Bistra, University of Economics-Varna, Bulgaria
- Vitolla, Filippo, LUM Jean Monnet University, Italy
- Wang, Ping, James Madison University, USA
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Journal news
Catering for entrepreneurial refugees
6 November, 2023
A study in the International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development investigates the concept of refugee entrepreneurship aiming to better understand the needs of refugees looking to establish their businesses, particularly in the catering industry. Jukka Ojasalo, Maria Ekström, and Joonas Koski of the Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Espoo, Finland, carried out an empirical study using qualitative theme interviews and focus groups. From the results, the team has developed a comprehensive model for capability development in the context of refugee entrepreneurship [...]
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