Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been the driving force to Chinese Taipei's economic development; especially in the 1970s and early 1980s, SMEs enjoyed a strong position in Chinese Taipei's production outputs, numbers of enterprises, numbers of employees and export value. During that period, the growth of the SME sector was mainly driven by the dynamic growth of enterprises in the manuf...

We know that Innovation plays a crucial role in sustainable development for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cluster. This paper applies a multi-criteria methodology to SMEs cluster innovation capability appraisal, known as the analytic hierarchy process(AHP). This methodology is especially useful when there is partial information and/or qualitative variables are used. Firstly, this paper de...

the main purpose of this research was to determinate the factors effective on environmental attitude of owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) by using structural equation modeling. according to the data from agriculture department of two counties, small and medium-sized enterprises were estimated at 540 units. using cochran’s formula determined the sample & 202 owners...

Cloud computing is an emerging concept of information technology that in many countries has an influence on many companies. The research was conducted to evaluate cloud computing adoption in Saudi Arabia; Benefits and hindrances for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The qualitative research approach is performed by interviews with the management of a variety of SMEs active in the infor...

Many large enterprises develop their software nowadays in globally distributed settings. By using the option to outsource, the respective enterprises can realize decisive competitive advantages. In order to remain competitive, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are also forced to follow this trend and to outsource parts of their software development. However, most of the existing studies...

There are various studies on the eco-innovation in the literature, but there is a scarcity of studies on the adoption and diffusion within manufacturing small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Drivers to adopt eco-innovations by manufacturing SMEs are required to be understood properly and be analyzed regarding the relationships among them. Hence, the purpose of this study is to identify the ...

Over the past decade the economies of East Asia and APEC more generally have been increasinglyopening up their markets, and in the process have achieved significant gains in exports and economicgrowth. In conjunction with this increased economic integration, there has been increased recognitionby regional governments of the potential for a substantial increase in the participation by smallbusin...

this paper addresses the issue of the relationship between the type of organizational / economic structure and organizational entrepreneurship in small- and- medium- sized enterprises (smes). it further provides discussions on mechanical/organic structures as well as organizational entrepreneurship and knowledge structure. in another section, the methodology of the research includes hypotheses,...

development of modern economy without private sector and high vigilance entrepreneurs is vital to identify opportunities and use of opportunities around the world. in this regard, identifying the influencing factors on emergence and development of entrepreneurship culture can be effective to promote entrepreneurship in our country. for this purpose, the main issue in this study is to identify t...

the asia-pacific region generates over half of global economic activity (54.2%) and about 43.7% of global trade, and is the most dynamic region in the global economy. at the core of this is an increasingly dynamic, vibrant and entrepreneurial small-medium sized enterprise sector. advances in information and communications technology, market liberalisation and moves towards closer regional econo...