In order to achieve a specific result, firm’s problem-solving activities can be thought of as process that combines physical and cognitive actions. Its internal organization determines how information inputs are distributed among different task units and, the workload is distributed. We tested case study related Iranian small medium enterprises (SMEs). used NCA analysis creative state-of-the-ar...

This EIF Working Paper takes a holistic approach to investigate SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that SME financing in Europe is not homogenous but that different financing patterns exist. The cluster analysis identifies six distinct SME financing types: mixed-financed SMEs, statesubsidised SMEs,...

This paper investigates the mechanism analysis and the experimental validation of employing superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) to enhance power system stability. The models of the SMES device and the single-machine infinite-bus (SMIB) system with SMES are deduced. Based on the model of the SMIB system with SMES, the action mechanism of SMES on a generator is analyzed. The analysis t...

In this paper a comprehensive approach is presented to improve power swings damping based on direct Lyapunov method. The approach combines superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system with static synchronous compensator (STATCOM). Considering the energy absorption/injection ability of SMES, in transient states the combination exchanges both active and reactive powers with power system....

This review summarizes research on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems within the domain of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Due to the close-to-saturation of ERP adoptions in large enterprises (LEs), ERP vendors now focus more on SMEs. Moreover, because of globalization, partnerships, value networks, and the huge informat ion flow across and within SMEs nowadays, more and more ...

ZHENG XIAOSONG: A credit policy study of Chinese banks on small and medium-sized enterprises. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. 7, pp. 2973–2982 In recent years, there is rising attention on the diffi cult fi nancing problems of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs). With constant development and improvement in China’s socialist market eco...

Most of SMEs in Malaysia are in the services industry. The industry is believed to largely contribute to Malaysia’s economy. The success and performance of services SMEs are obviously depended upon several contributing factors – managers’ leadership skills and qualities are reported to be two of them. The current study, aims to investigate the impact of leadership behaviours on the performance ...

As most SMEs utilize email for conducting business, email-based interoperability solutions for SMEs can have a profound effect on their business. This paper presents a utility-like system to support specialized SMEs to improve their business via emails by providing system, semantic and process interoperability solutions for individual SMEs and network of cooperative SMEs. We describe the concep...

As an important participant in Chinese market, SMEs are confronted with the tasks of keeping themselves competitive, which concern their survival and future growth. To help Chinese SMEs maintain and improve competitiveness, a theoretical framework is built up through organizing the existing theories and findings in studying SMEs in China. The framework investigates competitive strategy and busi...