ABSTRACT

Coaching is implemented in many disciplines including business. The majority of coaching studies in business have been focused on large corporates. Therefore, there is a paucity of literature targeting SMEs. This narrative systematic review aims to provide an overview of what is known about coaching in SMEs. Three electronic databases: Business Source Ultimate, Google Scholar, and ProQuest, were searched using keywords and phrases ‘coaching’ and ‘small business’, ‘small organization’, or ‘medium business’. Studies were included if the article was published in a peer-reviewed journal, written in English, and the authors defined the size of the organization studied, which aligned to the definition of SMEs used in this inquiry. Findings showed that all guiding research questions were answered. Factors for successful coaching in SMEs were identified. Further research needs to measure the effectiveness of coaching in SMEs.

摘要

在包括商业在内的许多学科中都实施了教练。商业方面的大多数教练研究都集中在大型企业上。因此，针对中小企业的文献很少。这篇叙述性的系统综述旨在概述有关中小型企业教练的知识。使用关键字和短语“教练”和“小型企业”，“小型组织”或“中型企业”搜索了三个电子数据库：Business Source Ultimate，Google Scholar和ProQuest。如果文章以英语撰写，并在同行评审期刊上发表，则包括研究，作者定义了研究组织的规模，该组织规模与本次调查中使用的SME定义一致。调查结果表明，所有指导性研究问题都得到了回答。确定了成功为中小型企业提供指导的因素。