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Do mobile money services enhance business performance? An empirical analysis of Kenyan businesses (2024)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Addae, J., Naab, F., & Naab, G. (2024). Do mobile money services enhance business performance? An empirical analysis of Kenyan businesses. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503241230946

This study examines the impact of mobile money services on business performance by comparing the performance between businesses that use and do not use mobile money. The analysis empirically draws on cross-sectional data of 1001 Kenyan businesses fro... Read More about Do mobile money services enhance business performance? An empirical analysis of Kenyan businesses.

Rural businesses and levelling up: A rural-urban analysis of business innovation and exporting in England's north and midlands (2023)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Gorton, M., Phillipson, J., & Maioli, S. (2023). Rural businesses and levelling up: A rural-urban analysis of business innovation and exporting in England's north and midlands. Journal of Rural Studies, 100, Article ARTN 103007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103007

In the face of persistent and widening regional imbalances in economic and social outcomes, the UK Government seeks to ‘level up’ less prosperous communities, reigniting debates on the relationships between geography and business innovation. A key qu... Read More about Rural businesses and levelling up: A rural-urban analysis of business innovation and exporting in England's north and midlands.

Exploring the Determinants of the Relationships between the Land-Based Sectors with the Wider Rural Business Base in Scotland: An Empirical Analysis (2023)
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Tiwasing, P., Pate, L., McMillan, J., Atterton, J., & G. Thomson, S. (2023). Exploring the Determinants of the Relationships between the Land-Based Sectors with the Wider Rural Business Base in Scotland: An Empirical Analysis. Land, 12(3), Article ARTN 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030723

Over the past two decades, the relative socio-economic importance of land-based sectors has declined in comparison to non-land-based businesses such as tourism, food and beverage activities. However, policy implementation and research have primarily... Read More about Exploring the Determinants of the Relationships between the Land-Based Sectors with the Wider Rural Business Base in Scotland: An Empirical Analysis.

How can rural businesses thrive in the digital economy? A UK perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Clark, B., & Gkartzios, M. (2022). How can rural businesses thrive in the digital economy? A UK perspective. Heliyon, 8(10), Article ARTN e10745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10745

Unlocking the digital potential of the UK's rural areas is important for the future of rural businesses, rural communities and the UK economy as a whole. The use of digital technologies is yielding new opportunities for businesses, including those lo... Read More about How can rural businesses thrive in the digital economy? A UK perspective.

The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks (2022)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Kim, Y. R., & Sawang, S. (2023). The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks. Journal of Family Business Management, 13(4), 1026-1048. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-07-2022-0103

"Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between being members of social media business networks and SME performance by comparing business performance between family-owned SMEs that are members and non-members of social media business ne... Read More about The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks.

Dimensions of cybersecurity performance and crisis response in critical infrastructure organisations: an intellectual capital perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Garcia-Perez, T., Sallos, M. P., & Tiwasing, P. (2023). Dimensions of cybersecurity performance and crisis response in critical infrastructure organisations: an intellectual capital perspective. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 24(2), 465-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-06-2021-0166

Purpose This research addresses the relationships between the current, dynamic organisational cyber risk climate, organisational cybersecurity performance and changes in cybersecurity investments, with an aim to address the hostile epistemic climate... Read More about Dimensions of cybersecurity performance and crisis response in critical infrastructure organisations: an intellectual capital perspective.

Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., & Sawang, S. (2022). Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 28(2), 368-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-07-2021-0614

Purpose Local Chambers of Commerce networks provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an opportunity to access essential information and networking with other businesses, resulting in improved business performance. However, rural SMEs... Read More about Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis.

Social media business networks and SME performance: A rural–urban comparative analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P. (2021). Social media business networks and SME performance: A rural–urban comparative analysis. Growth and Change, 52(3), 1892-1913. https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12501

Social media business networks provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a modern platform to network, resulting in improved business performance. However, rural SMEs are less likely to access these networks and often underperform urban... Read More about Social media business networks and SME performance: A rural–urban comparative analysis.

Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs (2021)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P. (2021). Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs. Economics and Business Letters, 10(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.10.1.2021.9-15

This paper examines the perspectives of SMEs on Brexit and skill shortages using cross-sectional data of 2,969 SMEs from a UK Government’s Small Business survey for 2016. The logistic regression with clustered standard errors is applied to analyse th... Read More about Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs.

Spatial disparities in SME productivity: evidence from the service sector in England (2020)
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Tiwasing, P., Ri Kim, Y., & Akinremi, T. (2020). Spatial disparities in SME productivity: evidence from the service sector in England. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2020.1854111

This paper identifies the key determinants of spatial variability of productivity, focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the service sector across England. Due to the hierarchically structured data, multilevel analysis is applied t... Read More about Spatial disparities in SME productivity: evidence from the service sector in England.

The relationship between micronutrient intake and labour productivity: Evidence from rice-farming households in Thailand (2019)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Dawson, P., & Garrod, G. (2019). The relationship between micronutrient intake and labour productivity: Evidence from rice-farming households in Thailand. Outlook On Agriculture, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0030727019829080

Unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food is a major cause of undernourishment and malnutrition and may lead to reduced worker capacity and low productivity in developing countries. This study examines the impact of micronutrient... Read More about The relationship between micronutrient intake and labour productivity: Evidence from rice-farming households in Thailand.

Food Security of Rice-Farming Households in Thailand: A Logit Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Dawson, P., & Garrod, G. (2018). Food Security of Rice-Farming Households in Thailand: A Logit Analysis. The Journal of Developing Areas (JDA), 52(1), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2018.0006

Many households in underdeveloped and developing countries still suffer from food insecurity, which is unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food. It is a major cause of malnutrition and undernourishment. Thailand is a food surplus... Read More about Food Security of Rice-Farming Households in Thailand: A Logit Analysis.