The principal objective in this paper is to examine in some depth the relationships between ownership structure, business growth and financial performance amongst small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with different degrees of overlap between management and ownership. The research employs panel data for 1,872 SMEs legally organised as proprietary companies, taken from the Australian federal...

The market for sanitaryware in the world was estimated at USD 13.00 billion 2021, and it is anticipated to expand a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% over next five years. Sanitaryware includes items like washbasins, pedestals, other sanitary equipment toilets. Typically, ceramic, pressed metal, materials are used create these products. One key factors fuelling market's expansion globa...

LEGO® Serious PlayTM (LSP) is a methodology which has been developed primarily for use in business contexts, initially with Real-Time Identity for You, Real-Time Strategy for the Team and Real-Time Strategy for the Enterprise. However, many of the principles which underpin the methodology are supported within the educational research literature. The findings discussed here represent some of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify how small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) fashion retailers can achieve a true understanding of customer trends to close the needs to offer gap in a highly dynamic sector. Design/methodology/approach – A single case study approach is adopted in light of the limited research in this area. Data collection involved a multi-stage and multi-methods...

This paper extends Alderete (2009) model of screening contracts to build electronic commerce between a large firm and a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) supplier. The large firm (principal) must choose among SME suppliers (agents) that differ in costs and utility for the ICT technology (network good). The method is based on Compte and Jehiel (2008), whose main insight is that when severa...

With the ongoing globalization an increase in international deliveries of goods goes hand in hand. All goods produced within a customs union and leave this territory, must be transferred to an export procedure associated with a required customs clearance. This is frequently perceived as an obstacle in the export process. According to a United Nations study, an inefficient customs clearance is r...

This study aimed to examine the factors related to work ability among small and medium enterprise (SME) workers in Thailand. The subjects consisted of 845 males and 1,163 females. They were interviewed regarding personal information, working conditions, health status, job stress and work ability. Their blood pressure, body weight and height were also measured. More than half the subjects report...