Recently, various types of technology funds became available to support the programs for technology development and commercialization of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprise) in Korea. However, the potential financial performances have not been sufficiently considered at the selection stage of fund recipient SMEs whereas the default risk has been a major concern. This paper proposes a CBR (Case Ba...

It has long been recognised that the innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities of the small medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector can make an important contribution to the commercialisation of emerging technologies. In their role as centres of expertise and originators of new technical knowledge, universities are vital contributors to this process. Understanding the nature of relationships bet...

The scale of the UK government's response to Covid-19 crisis after first lockdown in March 2020 was unprecedented. For business sector, two financing schemes were particularly relevant: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Bounce Back (BBLS). Both designed support capitalization businesses through this difficult trading period. In paper, we use data covering quarters explor...

Using a resource-based view model, this paper examines the main factors influencing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) international entry mode selection. In addition, a possible relationship between firms belonging to industrial districts and the entry mode choice has been verified. Data for the analysis of this study were collected interviewing 221 owners/managers of SMEs in Italy. Resul...

Historically, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems were initially destined to large companies in order to standardize and streamline their key business processes. Recently, they have been increasingly adopted by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, making strategic tradeoffs among the various marketplace solutions is a troublesome balance task for SMEs without the rescue of syste...

This paper focuses on network planning strategies for the global communications carrier. It discusses strategic planning for the provision of new data and Internet services, and assesses alternative network designs and technologies to provide optimized solutions and service delivery. The discussion covers the regional, metropolitan and local, or last mile, networks and related access technologi...

The art organisation today utilise marketing concepts and practices. Much of what is actually practiced is at best an inefficient form of marketing, and at worst an inappropriate way of securing visitor numbers, making profit from merchandising and encouraging repeat visits. The art organisation exhibits similar characteristics to the small and medium sized enterprise (SME). Contemporary resear...

This paper attempts to highlight a framework for the adoption of electronic commerce (EC) technologies in New Zealand with specific interest in the small to medium-size enterprise (SME) sector of the economy. The main thrust of the research was to develop the framework for EC adoption by the New Zealand SMEs and hence study the accelerators and impediments to the adoption and diffusion of EC te...

This paper explores the design and development considerations inherent in the production and deployment of a web-based programme management coordination tool (PMCT) that has been built on a native XML database (NXD). In selecting a small to medium sized enterprise (SME) as a target, specific problems had to be addressed. These practical issues are highlighted along with assessments and analysis...

Due to increased requirements for small-to-medium enterprise organizations (SMEs) worldwide to manage and use vast amounts of data and information, an organization must be able to improve in the design of its performance measurement system. Research in the field of performance measurement systems among SMEs has slowly emerged, but very little is known about how the design of performance measure...