A key constraint for growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is the business skills required to grow the enterprises through the stages of transformation. Criticism against growth stage models for SMEs is of concern, since these models contain the typical knowledge that appeals to managers of small enterprises as guidance in how to manage growth. In this article we propose the SMEAG model t...

The discipline of knowledge management is no longer emerging in large organizations, but also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are focusing on finding the right process that will allow them to make advantages of their intellectual capital. Using survey data from 219 small and medium-sized enterprises in Austria and Switzerland, this chapter illustrates the four key knowledge processes ...

The use of E-business in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been recently received an enormous attention in information systems research by both academic and practitioners. E-commerce has been empowering the small industry at a great speed and is becoming a widely spread opportunity for them to avail with the adoption of new and efficient technologies to enhance businesses; Indian SM...

Based on a random sample of 500 South Yorkshire non-hi-tech manufacturing small, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the quantitative findings support the hypothesis that size, strategic, and market orientation associate with innovation. The results show that prospectors are medium-sized companies and small companies, defenders. Prospectors are more innovative and market-oriented than defenders. Th...

We studied the effect of family control on the characteristics of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises located in the Northern Italian province of Bergamo. The analysis included aspects such as demographic characteristics, cost and productivity of labour, financial ratios, and the performance of 745 SMEs. Family‐ controlled firms emerged as a predominant organiza...

In order to deepen the knowledge and further advance theory on business process management (BPM) on smallto medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the analysis of the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on SMEs in emerging countries was conducted. The paper seeks to develop the conception of adaptive business process management on SMEs in the developing countries.

Companies implement ERP systems to integrate the business processes of a company, and help organizations obtain a competitive advantage. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the solutions for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in order to face the global challenges. This paper attempts to explore and identify issues affecting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in con...

Small and medium enterprises are an integral parts of economic development, and the growth of listed SMEs can be taken as an indicator. This paper sets up a growth index system to evaluate the growth of listed SMEs. Using a sample of 64 listed SMEs on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange, this paper empirically verifies the growth and current development situation of listed SMEs based on im...

Coopetition, which is entering cooperation with competitors, lets firms overcome the challenges of uncertain environments and their intense competition pressure to innovate. The hospitality industry frequently experiences this kind competition. It also dominated by family-run small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are inclined towards due limited size resources, along strong social ties. Invest...

It is a well-known problem that small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) have difficulty to participate in electronic commerce. In particular, the SME participation in business-to-business electronic commerce is seriously lagging behind compared to the very active participation of large companies. We discuss several barriers that could explain why SMEs have problems to participate in electronic...