New for 2000

Enterprise and Innovation
Management Studies

EDITOR

Dylan Jones-Evans, University of Glamorgan, UK
Magnus Kloftsen, Linköping University, Sweden
Antii Paasio, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland

Small to medium sized firms (SMEs) are making an increasingly valuable contribution to employment and wealth creation within many economies. As a result, there has been a corresponding focus in the attention given by academics and policy-makers to the processes of entrepreneurship and innovation that lead to the formation and development of such enterprises. Indeed, this sector may hold the key to the future growth and renewal of Europe and other trading blocs, mainly because of the inherent advantages of such organisations, such as innovation, flexibility, dynamism and fast responsiveness, which can make them suitable for this role.

The journal Enterprise and Innovation Management Studies aims to publish high quality research articles at the cutting edge of academic research. Given the complex nature of the study of enterprise and innovation management, it will adopt a multidisciplinary approach and articles will be welcome from fields as diverse as economics, sociology, psychology, management studies and anthropology. Articles are expected to cover a wide range of complex issues, including networking, technological and environmental turbulence, management of change, new product development, individual entrepreneurship, industry evolution and small business management. All types of methodological approaches are welcome.

It is aimed at all 'stakeholders' in the process of enterprise development. This includes not only academic and educational establishments, but also various support agencies at local, regional, national and international level, financial institutions, including banks and venture capital organisations; managers of larger firms who deal with small entrepreneurial organisation either as customers and suppliers; the small firms themselves. Therefore, as well as developing an understanding of the academic nature of this area, there is a particular need to disseminate research results for policy-makers and practitioners, and all contributors will be encouraged in this.