Competitive Intelligence Location in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

This is one of three Issue Briefing Notes produced by a partnership of six sustainable development-oriented non-governmental organizations, including three international organizations and three organizations based in developing countries. The Issue Briefing Notes present a general overview of three issues that deserve particular attention in discussions on the possible development by the Intern...

Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

This whitepaper discusses the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises. Furthermore it contains subjects like internationalization of SMEs in the time of globalization, reasons for internationalization, SMEs’ motives for internationalization, different forms and models of SMEs internationalization and dealing with internationalization by SMEs. INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMES IN T...

Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

The smooth running of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) presents a significant challenge irrespective of the technological and human resources they may have at their disposal. SMEs continuously encounter daily internal and external undesirable events and unwanted setbacks to their operations that detract from their business performance. These are referred to as ‘disturbanc...

Corporate Entrepreneurship, Generic Competitive Strategies, and Firm Performance in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises ¬リニ

The strategy literature is replete with studies focusing on such strategic and cultural firm-level factors as entrepreneurship and differentiation. Research indicates that these factors are major determinants of superior firm performance in the long-term. Nonetheless, a majority of works in this area has focused on large-scale, multinational firms. Very little is known about the effects of entr...

Creativity and Intelligence in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: The Role of Information Systems