a Department of Finance and Management Science, College of Business, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States b Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China c School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China d Key Laboratory ofMathematical Economics of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Un...

Ying Tang, 2, ∗ Ruoshi Yuan, ∗ Gaowei Wang, Xiaomei Zhu, and Ping Ao 1, † Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 20...

This paper probes two research questions by ascertaining the factors which distinguish (i) innovative SMEs from those which are not, and (ii) SMEs which experienced a higher sales growth from those which experienced a lower sales growth, with reference to 197 engineering industry SMEs in Bangalore city. The differentiating factors between innovative and non-innovative SMEs brought out that SMEs...

This paper probes the drivers, dimensions, achievements, and outcomes of technological innovations carried out by SMEs in the auto components, electronics, and machine tool sectors of Bangalore in India. Further, it ascertains the growth rates of innovative SMEs vis-à-vis noninnovative SMEs in terms of sales turnover, employment, and investment. Thereafter, it probes the relationship between in...

To survive in today’s global marketplace, businesses need to be able to deliver products on time, maintain market credibility and introduce new products and services faster than competitors. This is especially crucial to the Smalland Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Since the emergence of the Internet, it has allowed SMEs to compete effectively and efficiently in both domestic and international...

The inherent advantages of SMEs in terms of flexibility and proximity to their markets have been widely acknowledged. In developing countries, SMEs play a significant role in flourishing the economy. The prevailing considerable interest in SMEs in developing countries is thus evident. While in the past many SMEs were acting on local markets, today web-based technologies and community networks a...

BACKGROUND Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often the main pillar of an economy. Minor accidents, ergonomics problems, old and outdated machinery, and lack of awareness have created a need for implementation of safety practices in SMEs. Implementation of healthy working conditions creates positive impacts on economic and social development. METHODS In this study, a questionnaire was de...

Globalisation has forced SMEs to think beyond the traditional methodology, in the present scenario Indian SMEs are facing competition from within the country as well as from other developing countries. Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a crucial role to play because of their potential contributions to employment creation, improvement of income distribution, poverty reduction, growt...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) form an integral part of every economy as they are the leading providers of revenue and employment. However, as the global economy becomes more reliant on Information Communication and Technology (ICT), some SMEs are yet to reap the benefits that ICT has to offer. The low rate of adoption and innovative use of ICT amongst SMEs has become significant research ...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution implementation is a complex process, that requires substantial resources and efforts, and yet the results are very uncertain. The ERP hype has already reached SMEs, so the authors have examined the strategies, methods and critical success factors from SMEs point of view. The results of our survey in SMEs in Slovenia have shown that SMEs have to pay at...