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Critical Business Environment Factors for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: A Qualitative Perspective

Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management

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Title Critical Business Environment Factors for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: A Qualitative Perspective
 
Creator Lampadarios, Evripidis
 
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Business environment; Critical success factors; SMEs; UK chemical distribution industry; Qualitative study.
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Description The UK chemical distribution industry is a significant and well-established, yet fragmented and subject to strong consolidation, part of the chemical industry and a major contributor to the UK economy and employment.  However, it remains largely unexplored, with limited research in the factors contributing to SMEs success. This paper, which is part of a larger-scale study, addresses a well-established gap in the UK chemical distribution industry and provides a qualitative perspective of the business environment factors critical to the success of small and medium-sized distributors. This research is based on the opinions of owners and very senior managers (Managing Directors, Directors, CEOs and CFO’s), an approach extensively used by other researchers. A total of 180 SMEs fulfilling the criteria of this study are identified with 118 owners/managers participating, generating a very satisfactory response rate of 65.5%. The paper informs key stakeholders and policy makers with a view to improve strategy formulation and decision-making process in supporting chemical distribution SMEs.
 
Publisher Scitech Research Organisation
 
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Date 2017-01-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scitecresearch.com/journals/index.php/jrbem/article/view/966
 
Source Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management; Vol 8, No 1: JRBEM; 1258-1270
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scitecresearch.com/journals/index.php/jrbem/article/view/966/701
 
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