Different types of strategic renewal by the successor are identified: organizational change, innovation, combined actions and no action. The main assumption is that renewal after succession improves SME post-transfer performance compared to no actions taken. Also successor’s timing of the takeover is …

The main purpose of this dissertation is to identify the factors that explain success and failure in SME business transfers. Three key concepts have been defined in the research framework: firm resources, capabilities (of predecessor and successor) and (successor’s) strategic renewal. Altogether these …

The EU and national governments rely on expert panels and opinions for their policies (EU, 2003; EU, 2006a; EU, 2006b) on SME ownership transfers. Also entrepreneurs depend on expert opinions and advice. We know from expert studies that expert judgment may lead to confusion and conflicting results. …

Recently Leroy et al. (2008) tested if the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) predicts exit behavior of entrepreneurs: liquidation or transfer. He added the purchasers view to the TPB: firm viability and intangible assets. We retested Leroy et al. hypotheses on a more refined dataset of 136 firms in another …

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between successor characteristics, transfer planning characteristics and post-transfer profitability within Dutch SMEs. On the one hand, based on the resource dependency view, it is assumed that successors with more knowledge and experience, derived …

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In this study we test if successor’s timing of the acquisition and his actions account for better firm performance. We surveyed 500 Dutch SME successors two to six years after their acquisition. With ANOVA we tested successor’s timing (declining, average and increasing economical growth) and actions …

Snel inspelen op veranderingen in de vitale functies van patiënten, levert een hoop winst op. Minder sterfgevallen en ook minder blijvende schade. In het UMC St Radboud heeft men dit streven met een rapid response-systeem in praktijk gebracht.

Stevenson & Landström (2002) state that Opportunity, Ability and Motives predict entrepreneurship in general. Connecting thirty previous studies we test if the market awareness, endurance, planning and preparation as entrepreneurial ability factors, staff as opportunity factor and the reason for transfer …

This study (re)tests the relationship between planning and transfer success. Previous studies show that planning increases satisfaction, but find no or only weak relations to transfer effectiveness. 76 Dutch SME business owners, who succeeded in the transfer, were surveyed. To improve on previous studies …