TY - JOUR
T1 - "The person with maximum knowledge will win the race"
T2 - Conceptualizing knowledge in microbusinesses
AU - Haq, Muhibul
AU - Davies, Julie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - The concept of knowledge and the process of knowledge sharing in ethnic minority microbusinesses remain neglected in contemporary debates even if their role for economic development is recognized. Drawing on a culturalist view, we explore how knowledge is defined and shared in a local niche market. Thematic analysis of semistructured qualitative interviews with 32 ownermanagers and 11 employee-managers reveals that, contrary to studies on larger firms, local knowledge creation and sharing narrowly based on ethnic strengths are valuable sources of competitive advantage. Our study has implications for researchers,policymakers, and practitioners in exploring, supporting, and integrating ethnic minority microbusinesses.
AB - The concept of knowledge and the process of knowledge sharing in ethnic minority microbusinesses remain neglected in contemporary debates even if their role for economic development is recognized. Drawing on a culturalist view, we explore how knowledge is defined and shared in a local niche market. Thematic analysis of semistructured qualitative interviews with 32 ownermanagers and 11 employee-managers reveals that, contrary to studies on larger firms, local knowledge creation and sharing narrowly based on ethnic strengths are valuable sources of competitive advantage. Our study has implications for researchers,policymakers, and practitioners in exploring, supporting, and integrating ethnic minority microbusinesses.
KW - Knowledge
KW - Knowledge sharing
KW - microbusinesses
KW - South Asian ethnic minority
KW - West Yorkshire
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089455593&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00472778.2020.1768799
DO - 10.1080/00472778.2020.1768799
M3 - Article
VL - 61
SP - 295
EP - 321
JO - Journal of Small Business Management
JF - Journal of Small Business Management
SN - 0047-2778
IS - 2
ER -
