00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.878455 CaOODSP 20241030133529 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 190823s1978 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- C54-1/57-1978E-PDF Knight, Russell M., author. A study of small and medium sized Canadian technology based companies / by R.M. Knight, J.C. Lemmon, School of Business Administration, the University of Western Ontario. Ottawa, Canada : Industry, Trade and Commerce, Technology Branch = Industrie et commerce, Direction de la technologie, 1978. 1 online resource (2, 2, 93 pages, 9 unnumbered pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Technological innovation studies program : research report = Programme des études sur les innovations techniques : rapport de recherche "September 1978." Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. "The purpose of this report is to investigate the level of management expertise in a sample of approximately fifty small and medium sized Canadian technology-based companies. Lack of management ability has been found to be a significant handicap to small businessmen in research conducted by both the authors and others. Canadian managers have often been accused of a general lack of management ability and sophistication, particularly in the areas of marketing and finance. This is considered to be a contributing factor to the failure of many Canadian companies to innovate and survive. Our study therefore investigated small and medium sized businesses in Canada to identify areas where management had problems and to recommend possible solutions to these problems, such as various types of formal educational programs"--Introduction and purpose of the study. Issued also in print format. gccst Small businesses gccst Technological innovation gccst Management Lemmon, J. C., author. Canada. Industry, Trade and Commerce. Technology Branch. Technological innovation studies program : research report = Programme des études sur les innovations techniques : rapport de recherche. (CaOODSP)9.874469 PDF 5.19 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/isde-ised/c54-1/C54-1-57-1978-eng.pdf