Diversity of SMEs: A taxonomic approach in a French Region

Sophie Reboud; Thierry Serboff; Herve Goy; Timothy Mazzarol; Delwyn Clark

Diversity of SMEs: A taxonomic approach in a French Region

Sophie Reboud, Thierry Serboff, Herve Goy, Timothy Mazzarol, Delwyn Clark

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Abstract

This paper examines a large database of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Rhône-Alpes region around Lyon and Grenoble in south eastern France in order to develop taxonomy of these firms. Motivating this study is the enormous diversity found across SMEs, which makes it difficult to create reliable definitions for them. This is a problem for small business research because inadequate classification and definition makes measurement and comparison of data problematic. In keeping with taxonomic studies factor and cluster analysis were employed to generate the taxonomy. The purpose of the study is to generate a number of SME archetypes so as to offer researchers and policy makers a more reliable system of classification of SMEs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	30th ANZAM Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Under new management: Innovating for sustainable and just futures
Editors	Tim Bentley
Publisher	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	30th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management: Under new management: Innovating for sustainable and just futures - QUT Business School, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → 9 Dec 2016 Conference number: 30

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Conference	30th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
Abbreviated title	ANZAM 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	6/12/16 → 9/12/16

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