Authors

Theory

Leona Achtenhagen, Ethel Brundin [11]

Employee Empowerment, Trust, and Engagement: Small businesses must take in consideration the role of human resources in their success.

Mamman, Aminu [12]

Importance of SMEs internal management: policy-oriented actions will not be enough if we want to help SMEs grow. Internal management is quite important in the African context.

Niewenhuizen, C [13]

A 360˚ view of what adequate management in SMEs could be: Due to their specifics (small scale, little financial capacity, dynamic environment, corruption, political instability etc.), SMEs in Africa must consider looking at all the aspects relative to their actions (Human resources, strategic planning, marketing etc.).