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Jin, Yuhuan, and Sheng Zhang. "Credit Rationing in Small and Micro Enterprises: A Theoretical Analysis." Sustainability 11, no. 5 (2019): 1330. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11051330.

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One of the features of credit markets is that borrowers are sometimes rationed in the amount that they can borrow, which differentiates them from other markets. Small and micro enterprises (SMEs) are more likely to be eliminated than large and medium-sized enterprises under credit rationing. However, SMEs play a significant role in employment creation and growth of gross domestic products in developing countries. So, it is of great significance to study the reasons why SMEs are more vulnerable to credit constraints. By considering the differences in characteristics between SMEs and large and m

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Jaffar, Nahariah, Zarehan Selamat, Norhazlin Ismail, and Hamsatulazura Hamzah. "Small medium enterprises’ financial reporting in Malaysia." Corporate Ownership and Control 8, no. 3 (2011): 366–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv8i3c3p2.

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This study investigates the financial reporting practices of the Malaysian SMEs. Mailed questionnaires were sent to loan officers and SMEs’ owners. The findings showed that size of SMEs, industry type, owner’s awareness about financial reporting regulations and academic qualification of the SMEs’ owners have positive associations with the nature of financial reporting of the Malaysian SMEs. In addition, the loan officers and SMEs’ owners perceived most of the information presented in the SMEs’ financial statements are useful and that they perceived all sections in the financial statements, exc

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Venter, J. M. P., and B. de Clercq. "A three‐sector comparative study of the impact of taxation on small and medium enterprises." Meditari Accountancy Research 15, no. 1 (2007): 115–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10222529200700007.

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In his 2006 State of the Nation Address, President Thabo Mbeki indicated that the regulatory environment for small businesses would be improved, as this sector plays an important role in the national strategy for accelerated and shared growth. The aim of this study is to determine whether the size of an enterprise and the sector in which the enterprise operates has an impact on how the enterprise’s tax responsibilities are administered and managed. A survey was conducted amongst small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing, retail and business services sectors in Gauteng. The study focuse

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MUTANDWA, EDWARD, NATHAN KANUMA TAREMWA, and THEONESTE TUBANAMBAZI. "DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES IN RWANDA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 20, no. 01 (2015): 1550001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946715500016.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often identified as one of the most important strategies for enhancing the livelihoods of people in Rwanda. This research analyzed the factors influencing the performance of SMEs in the Musanze district in the Northern Province. A survey was conducted with 52 registered SMEs selected from three sectors of Musanze. The sample was obtained by using proportional allocation sampling where the number of SMEs within each sector was considered. Both quantitative and qualitative data from SMEs were collected using structured questionnaires. Factor analysis and b

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Alain, Vilard Ndi Isoh, Hermine Joelle Mamiafo, and Limunga Esowe Susannash. "Modeling Critical Survival Factors of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Cameroon." International Journal of Science and Business 4, no. 2 (2020): 201–12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3628480.

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The survival of SMEs is a crucial commitment for the attainment of economic emergence by 2035. However, the sustainability of majority of SMEs has been highly critical as they are confronted by disparate challenges. To this effect, this study seeks to model a survival framework of SMEs in Cameroon. The proposed model is developed based on the philosophical underpins of interpretivism epistemological and subjectivism ontology. A composition of ten focus group (10) consisting of fifty (50) SMEs operators’ was purposively sampled and data for the analysis was gotten through in-depth intervi

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Bi, Shulei, Magdolna Sass, and Tamás Gáspár. "Internationalization strategy management for small and medium-size enterprises: A case study of LED industrial enterprise." Corporate and Business Strategy Review 5, no. 1 (2024): 204–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cbsrv5i1art19.

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With China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) cooperation initiative in 2013, more and more Chinese SMEs enterprises (SMEs) are heading overseas to international markets (Li, 2020). In the early stage of internationalization, most Chinese SMEs still focus on traditional export trade. By 2023, after ten years of development of the Belt and Road initiative (BRI), the traditional export trade model is no longer sufficient to support Chinese SMEs to cope with competition in the international market (Han, 2021). However, most Chinese SMEs do not have a clear internationalization strategy, so the develop

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Pinkovetskaia, Iuliia, and Olga Kiseleva. "INVESTMENTS IN MEDIUM, SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIAN REGIONS." CBU International Conference Proceedings 6 (September 25, 2018): 381–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v6.1186.

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The paper aim is an assessment of the investments into the fixed capital of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the influence on them by factors such as size categories and territorial placement. The object of the study is the consideration of all (SMEs) that are located in each of the regions of Russia. The used data is from the official statistical observation of investment data of all Russian SMEs for 2015 in 82 regions. The comparative analysis of investments in the fixed capital of SMEs is based on relative indicators: investments which are calculated per one enterprise and per employ

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Nafiu, Akeem Tunde, Danlami Joseph Aduku, and Napoleon Ukwubile Abah. "INNOVATIVENESS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA." Problems of Management in the 21st Century 17, no. 1 (2022): 63–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pmc/22.17.63.

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This study focused on link innovativeness and Competitive Advantage (CA) of Small and Medium-size Enterprise (SMEs). The study examined the effect of Value Capture Innovation (VCI) on the CA, as well as the effect of VPI on the CA of SMEs in Kogi State. The survey research design was adopted. 255 SMEs were surveyed, but 219 owners/managers eventually became active participants. Multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted. The reliability results showed VCI (α=0.917); and VPI (α=0.776). Multiple Regression analysis was used for testing hypotheses. Descriptive statistics aggregated and cha

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Kenmegni, Dr Noumigue Guy Roland. "Some Entrepreneurs’ Characteristics and Cameroonian Small and Medium Size Enterprises’ (SMEs) Access to Credit." Global Academic Journal of Economics and Business 5, no. 1 (2023): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/gajeb.2023.v05i01.001.

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Research on access to finance of large enterprises has been flourishing in the finance literature while studies relating to small and medium size enterprises have been less common in Sub-Saharan African countries specifically. In this research we investigate the link between some entrepreneurs’ characteristics (experience, gender and perception of entrepreneur) and Cameroonian SMEs access to credit. This study used the World Bank Enterprises Survey data from 324 Cameroonian SMEs. From descriptive analysis and Independence sample T-test, we found that gender is relevant to explain SMEs’ access

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Park, Kyung Jin, and Youngtae Yoo. "Improvement Of Competitiveness In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 33, no. 1 (2016): 173–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v33i1.9888.

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While SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) contribute much to the economy, their competitiveness compared to that of large enterprises is negligible. Periodic evaluation of the overall competitiveness of SMEs is important to determine the reasons behind their relatively low growth rate. In order to maximize the effects of support for SMEs through government policies, determining the best means of providing support and enhancing competitiveness is necessary. Government funds or other sources of support for SMEs must be supplied according to the circumstances surrounding each enterprise. Fo

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Afrifa, Godfred Adjappong, and Venancio Tauringana. "Corporate governance and performance of UK listed small and medium enterprises." Corporate Governance 15, no. 5 (2015): 719–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cg-03-2015-0029.

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Purpose – This paper aims to report the results of an investigation into the effect of corporate governance factors on the performance of listed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and examines whether this effect differs between the two sizes of business. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses unbalanced panel data regression analysis on a sample of 234 SMEs listed on the Alternative Investment Market, for a 10-year period (2004-2013). Findings – The panel data analysis results show that for all SMEs, corporate governance factors – board size, chief executive officer (CEO) age an

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Khatri, Bishnu Bahadur, Chhavi Kiran Poudel, and Rajan Binayek Pasa. "Navigating the Landscape of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Lumbini Province, Nepal." PYC Nepal Journal of Management 17, no. 1 (2024): 57–76. https://doi.org/10.3126/pycnjm.v17i1.79955.

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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) generate economy of the nation. This study explores navigating landscape of SMEs in Lumbini Province by analyzing its status, trends, opportunities, and challenges. Using an exploratory research design, data were collected through household surveys (n=130), FGDs (n=15), and KIIs (n=5), analyzed via the Resource-Based and Growth Pole models. The Province contributes 14.2% to national GDP through 68,492 SMEs, representing 16.8% of country’s total. SMEs in Lumbini are concentrated in districts bordering India, with agro-forestry enterprises being dominant

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Sitati, Rodah N., and Selpher K. Cheloti. "Information Systems in Small and Medium Enterprises." Africa Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training 4, no. 1 (2019): 150–61. https://doi.org/10.69641/afritvet.2019.4190.

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This study set out to establish the influence of Information Systems in small and micro enterprises, as a vehicle for implementing youth employment policies in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to asses the role of information systems in SMEs as avenues for implementing youth employment policies; identify role of youth employment policies and the role of TVET sector in youth employment. The study used descriptive survey design. The sample size consisted of the 15 Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) that were registered, offer loans to members of the public and operate in their own premis

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Luke, Miriam Aniedi, Daniel Joseph Dare, and Odili Markanthony Iwuozor. "Effect of Political Environment on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in FCT." OKADA Journal of Sociology 3, no. 1 (2021): 305–22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6476587.

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<strong>Abstract</strong> <em>This study investigates the effect of the political environment on the performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in FCT. The study adopted a survey design method. Primary sources of data were mainly used. The total population of the study is limited to 1109 selected Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) operating within FCT. A sample size of 294 respondents was determined using the Taro Yamane formula (1967), as modified by smith (2008). The ordinary least square method of regression analysis was employed. From the analysis tested, the study fou

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Odoom, Raphael, and Priscilla Mensah. "Brand orientation and brand performance in SMEs." Management Research Review 42, no. 1 (2019): 155–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-12-2017-0441.

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the moderating effects of innovation capabilities and social media capabilities on the relationship between brand orientation and brand performance among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on the size differential feature from the organizational ecology theory, the paper further tests variations in these conditions across disaggregated SME levels. Design/methodology/approach The empirical part of the study was carried out with a sample of 484 enterprises in an emerging market context via exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, along

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Vrchota, Jaroslav, Tomas Volek, and Martina Novotná. "Factors Introducing Industry 4.0 to SMES." Social Sciences 8, no. 5 (2019): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci8050130.

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The aim of the paper is to identify some of the factors that affect the introduction of Industry 4.0 elements to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The article is concerned with factors that can be impulsive for SMEs and factors that, on the contrary, are limiting for SMEs to integrate Industry 4.0 into the enterprises. These factors are the result of a short brainstorming with some employees of 72 selected SMEs for case studies. The analysis of 1018 Czech SMEs showed that the introduction of Industry 4.0 is related to the size of the enterprise. Fisher’s Factorial Test based on a four

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Dushime, Eunice, Stephen Muathe, and Lucy Kavindah. "New paradigms on performance of SMEs." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 11, no. 1 (2022): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i1.1581.

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Small and medium enterprises are major players in the competition and growth of economies. They have been accelerating changes towards achieving Burundi’s vision 2025. Even so, they have experienced numerous challenges which hinder their performance. Those obstacles can be improved by adopting entrepreneurial innovation as a strategy. The focus of this paper was to examine how entrepreneurial innovation affects the performance of small and medium enterprises in Bujumbura, Burundi. The resource-based view and dynamic capability theory were the main theories. This study used positivism as a rese

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Vu, Ngo Van, and Nguyen Xuan Trung. "The Situation of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Vietnam." Business and Economic Research 10, no. 3 (2020): 337. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v10i3.17841.

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In the period of 2010-2017, the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Vietnam tended to be increased, accounting for about 98% of the total number of Vietnamese enterprises by the end of December 2017. Vietnam's SMEs are mainly private enterprises operating in the field of commerce and services as well as industry and construction, mostly concentrated in the Southeast and the Red River Delta. In the research period, micro enterprises had experienced a sharp increase in the loss rate, making the loss rate of the whole enterprise soar. In addition, SMEs were increasingly dependent on

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Selase, Afenya Millicent, Aphu Elvis Selase, Abdul-Rahaman Ayishetu, Asime Dede Comfort, Amezado Stanley, and Gyan-Acquah Ebenezer. "Impact of Technology Adoption and Its Utilization on SMEs in Ghana." International Journal of Small and Medium Enterprises 2, no. 2 (2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.46281/ijsmes.v2i2.382.

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The study used a quantitative approach to identify technology adoption and its utilization effect on market performance of small and medium enterprises in Ghana, La-Nkwantanang municipality. The study combined the construct Of Technology Acceptance Model and Innovation Diffusion Theory to identify some factors which influence small and medium enterprises to adopt and use internet technology. Furthermore, the study examined some factors which also hinder the adoption and utilization of internet technology among small and medium enterprises. Finally, the study determined the relationship between

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Huong, Hoang Dinh, Nguyen Van Hau, Nguyen Trong Than, Nguyen Xuan Thang, Do Duc Tai, and Ha Thi Thu Phuong. "FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES." Financial and credit activity problems of theory and practice 5, no. 58 (2024): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.55643/fcaptp.5.58.2024.4469.

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As of right now, Hanoi has achieved significant progress in terms of administration, leadership, direction, and setting up the right environment for SMEs to grow. The percentage of SMEs that enter the production and business activities with income in the year is low compared to the total, and they continue to make a minimal contribution to overall economic growth. SMEs' production and business results are not good in the city. This article researches, analyzes, and measures the financial resources of SMEs in Hanoi and, on that basis, proposes solutions to improve the financial resources of SME

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Swasty, Wirania. "Business Model Innovation for Small Medium Enterprises." Winners 16, no. 2 (2015): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/tw.v16i2.1561.

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Indonesian economy through Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is expected to absorb labor and contribute to the growth of Gross Domestic Product. However, SMEs lack both managerial and technical skills. This research is about business model innovation for SMEs especially in fashion and garment industry. Study used qualitative approach by mentoring four selected SMEs in Babakan Penghulu Village– Cinambo Sub-District, Eastern Bandung. The tools used to analyze them including PEST analysis, Porter’s Five Forces,Resource Based View, Value Chain Analysis and Business Model Canvas. Finding suggests SME

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Nagy, Csilla. "Situation of small and middle sized enterprises in Northern Great Plain Region." Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, no. 47 (July 18, 2012): 69–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/47/2429.

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Most of the enterprises operating in Hungary belong to the group of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which means that their total number of staff is less than 250. The aim of the study is to examine SMEs operating within the North Great Plain region. It provides a short summary of the general characteristics of the region, the situation and significance of SMEs based on the data 2009 and it also clarifies the relevant definitions. The data shows that the enterprise type that is most characteristic in the the region is joint venture (the most popular type is Ltd). It can be laid down as a fa

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Shao, Anju. "SHANGHAI SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES." Revista Cubana de Administración Pública y Empresarial 6, no. 3 (2022): e245. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7294749.

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Xu, Qikui. "The Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs and Countermeasures." Frontiers in Business, Economics and Management 4, no. 1 (2022): 88–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/fbem.v4i1.509.

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The COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan in 2020 has dealt a major blow to the entire Chinese economy, especially to small and medium-sized enterprises. In this paper, the study found that the influence of new crown outbreak of small and medium-sized enterprises in the return to work and production, costs, capital chain rupture and other practical problems, further to the causes of these problems were studied, finally aiming at the problems of small and medium-sized enterprises under the new crown outbreak was put forward, from the Angle of enterprise itself should accelerate the pace of transformatio

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Chang, She-I., Shin-Yuan Hung, David C. Yen, and Pei-Ju Lee. "Critical Factors of ERP Adoption for Small- and Medium- Sized Enterprises." Journal of Global Information Management 18, no. 3 (2010): 82–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010070104.

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital and pervasive role in the current development of Taiwan’s economy. Recently, the application of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have enabled large enterprises to have direct contact with their clients via e-commerce technology, which has led to even fiercer competition among the SMEs. This study develops and tests a theoretical model including critical factors which influence ERP adoption in Taiwan’s SMEs. Specifically, four dimensions, including CEO characteristics, innovative technology characteristics, organizational characte

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Thompson, Olaniran Anthony, Agbotiname Lucky Imoize, and Taiwo Timothy Amos. "Climate Change Risk Management Strategies: The Case of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Southwest Nigeria." Highlights of Sustainability 2, no. 1 (2023): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.54175/hsustain2010004.

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The study determined the critical variables inducing the choice of mitigation and adaptation methods adopted by the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) against the effect of climate change on their enterprises in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to choose 200 SMEs Managers/Chief Executive Officers (100 mitigating climate change and 100 not mitigating) as respondents for the study. Descriptive statistics and a multinomial regression model were employed to investigate the data collected. The findings show that the mean age of Managers/CEOs mitigating climate

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Truong, Chuong Minh. "Small and medium sized enterprises: clustering and owner manager’s typology." Science and Technology Development Journal 18, no. 4 (2015): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v18i4.967.

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SMEs are established and managed by owner managers. Their personality traits, demographics impact the enterprise’s managerial system and performance. This study aims at clustering the SMEs to find out the clustering structure via these stated above factors, then, defining a set of criteria to recognize the owner managers’ typology and predicting the enterprise performance. Clustering method has been applied to analyze 240 enterprises into 3 clusters differentiating with each other basing on the personality traits, particularly, innovation, demographics, strategic management and organizational

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Egbetokun, A. A., and O. O. Olamade. "Innovation in Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 7, no. 4 (2009): 40–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2009100104.

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This article seeks to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in SMEs in developing countries and to investigate the impact of these innovations on different dimensions of firm performance based on an industry-wide innovation survey carried out in Nigeria in 2007. Although innovation is important for superior firm performance, our result found that the type of innovation that SMEs pursue is not a critical consideration in their performance. While there was no difference found in the focus of SMEs on either of product or process innovations, evidence showed that SMEs would focus mo

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Marom, Shaike. "Toward Dynamic-Based Classification of SMEs." International Journal of Business Administration 12, no. 3 (2021): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v12n3p25.

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Small and Medium-size Enterprises have been recognized worldwide for their contribution to the economy, employment and new job creation. Given the importance of small businesses to the economy, policymakers have put efforts in helping to boost small businesses by allocating incentives and support programs to those small businesses with high growth potential; rather than to the small business sector as a whole. However, common size-based classifications of small businesses capture the attributes of the business at a certain point in time, and thus, cannot identify those firms that are likely to

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Fekpe, Edward, and Yvonne Delaporte. "Sustainability integration and supply chain performance of manufacturing small and medium size enterprises." African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 10, no. 2 (2019): 130–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-05-2018-0152.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to use empirical data to examine the impacts of integrating sustainability elements on the performance of supply chains of manufacturing small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual framework was based on the systems theory and the triple bottom line concept. Purposive sampling approach was used to collect data from a cross-section of manufacturing SMEs. Partial least square (PLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used to explore the relationships among the constructs.FindingsThe results indicate strong st

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Hakimi, Rini, Widya Fitriana, and Rika Hariance. "IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL MARKETING ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES." Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal 23, no. 3 (2023): 429–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.3.15.

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Information and communication technology advancement can transform traditional marketing into internet-based marketing. Marketing digitalization was initially more researched in large companies but was still limited in digital marketing research in SMEs. This study aims to close a knowledge gap to describe the implementation of digital marketing in SMEs and analyze the impact on SME performance. This study used 184 samples of SMEs in West Sumatra. Research variables include entrepreneur aspects, business aspects and infrastructure aspects. The data were analyzed using descriptive and binary lo

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Peter Balint, Levente, Adam Pentek, Zsofia Nabradi, and Szilvia Botos. "How can data analytics and employee upskilling foster digital maturity and sustainable practices in SMES?" Problems and Perspectives in Management 23, no. 2 (2025): 606–20. https://doi.org/10.21511/ppm.23(2).2025.44.

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The accelerating pace of digital and environmental transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the European Union. While digital tools like data analytics can significantly boost operational efficiency and sustainability, many SMEs lack the internal capabilities to fully leverage them. This study investigates how upskilling employees in digital competencies can help SMEs enhance their digital maturity and achieve long-term resilience. A descriptive trend analysis was based on Eurostat datasets focusing on enterprise size categ

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Fan, Zhaohua. "Factors Affecting the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Corresponding Recommendations." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 119, no. 1 (2024): 125–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/119/20242407.

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Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)play a crucial role in economic development. Their management methods and internal strategic decisions not only affect their own development but also influence the establishment of internal management systems within related industries. Therefore, identifying the factors that influence changes in business management methods is of paramount importance for SMEs. Additionally, due to the smaller size and scale of SMEs, they are easily affected by changes in various management factors. To mitigate risks and enhance development, SMEs must assess bot

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Yuni, Denis Nfor, Kenneth U. Nnadi, and Uzochukwu Amakom. "Credit Access and Productivity of Green Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Rural Nigeria." Journal of Developing Areas 58, no. 1 (2024): 39–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jda.2024.a924514.

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ABSTRACT: Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) have played critical roles in developing great economies over the years but are being stalled in African economies. Literature posits that the variation is largely due to limited finance for SMEs in Africa. SMEs in Nigeria have not performed credibly well over the years with its contribution to the GDP still below 5%. The consequences of climate change on agro-based firms further creates the need for credit to boost productivity. As relevant as this might be, existing empirical research seldom examined the effect of credit access on productivi

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Umar, Akmal, Andi Adawiah, Abdul Halim Barkatullah, et al. "Government Policies and Regulations, Leadership Style and Employee Performance in Increasing Productivity of Indonesia’s Small and Medium Enterprises." Society 10, no. 1 (2022): 182–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.33019/society.v10i1.471.

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The performance and productivity of any enterprise is a contentious topic of discussion in development. This research looks at the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and how they are regulated to increase company productivity. Specifically, the paper sought to establish how policies and regulations contribute to leadership tasks, loyalty, employee motivation and job performance, affecting a firm’s production capacity. Policies and Regulations are examined in this paper because to enhance the performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the government of Indonesia issued r

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Wong, Alfred, Wei Lu, Dean Tjosvold, and Jie Yang. "Extending credit to small and medium size companies." International Journal of Conflict Management 27, no. 3 (2016): 331–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcma-06-2015-0034.

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Purpose Funding small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may be especially valuable in China to stimulate innovation and its emerging market economy. These firms have been advised to build on the Chinese value of guanxi to manage conflicts and develop relationships with banks. This study aims to explore the nature of relationships that help SMEs inform banks and convince them to provide credit. Design/methodology/approach As this study’s theorizing is about whether banks and firms that manage their conflicts for mutual benefit set the foundation for bank’s confidence in extending credit, the

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Oanh Le, Thi Tu, Thi Ngoc Bui, and Manh Dung Tran. "Management Accounting Information in Vietnamese Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." Accounting and Finance Research 7, no. 1 (2017): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/afr.v7n1p130.

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The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam play an increasingly important role in the economy by the amount (representing 97.7% of Vietnam firms), contribute economic development and create more employment opportunities. However, because of economic crisis, financial downturn, unhealthy competitions, free trade agreements and others, the number of SMEs recently is downsizing in firm size, human resources and more and more SMEs go bankruptcy in the context of Vietnam. This situation may be due to the enterprise use ineffective management accounting tools.This article reviews and a

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Kubíčková, L., and A. Peprný. "The internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the viticulture." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 57, No. 7 (2011): 331–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/31/2011-agricecon.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important part of the Czech economy, they significantly contribute to the job and GDP creation, they are the source of innovation and technological progress. The paper is focused on the internationalization of SMEs, specifically in the wine sector, which is a specific sector closely linked to the specific area and it is significantly subjected to natural and climatic conditions. The authors focused on the specification of the most important aspects of the internationalization of Czech wine-growing small and medium enterprises based on the research via

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Marshall, Wellington Blay, Sam Cudjoe Charles, and Odei Okyere Daniel. "CORPORATE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLIS." International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research 6, no. 1 (2019): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2551601.

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The purpose of the study was to explore the extent to which Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Cape Coast Metropolis (CCM) comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The study further looked at firm attributes (size, profitability, audit type, internationality, type of SME, and leverage) that influence the level of SMEs’ compliance with IFRSs. The descriptive design was adopted for this study. The study sampled 89 SMEs within the metropolis, however, data from 67 medium scale enterprises were used. A self-constructed compliance index (CINDEX) checklist was t

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Apsalone, Madara, and Ricardo Martín Flores. "Ethical Behavior and Organizational Innovation: Analysis of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Latvia." Economics and Business 32, no. 1 (2018): 74–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eb-2018-0006.

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Abstract Innovations can provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a significant competitive advantage considering the ambiguous business environment. SMEs may face lower capacity and more constrained funding for long-term investments, however, understanding innovation in a broader sense and looking into organizational structures, behaviors and processes, SMEs have an opportunity to become more competitive. This study analyzes the impact of ethical behavior as a part of an organizational culture on organizational innovation performance in SMEs. Six hundred SMEs in Latvia were surveyed

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Bestvinová, Viera. "Implementation of controlling in conditions of micro, small and medium industrial enterprises." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1256, no. 1 (2022): 012031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1256/1/012031.

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Abstract This paper deals with the implementation of controlling in a group of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMEs) in Slovakia. The business environment characterized by rapid and abrupt changes forces enterprises to innovate not only products, but also internal processes and management system. Enterprises therefore implement controlling, whose role is to support the management of the enterprise in making important decisions. This paper will analyse the application of controlling in SMEs based on interviews with business managers and a questionnaire survey. Large enterprises h

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I. Offiong, Amenawo, Chris O. Udoka, and James Godwin Bassey. "Financial risk and performance of small and medium enterprises in Nigeria." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 16, no. 4 (2019): 110–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.16(4).2019.10.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are imperative for the growth of a striving economy because they cater for a huge level of manpower and vast resources. Therefore, it is essential that their stability and performance should be ensured in order to promote the economic growth of Nigeria. SMEs are pronged to unsecured financial risk, which can lead to the collapse of the enterprises. Various studies have been done on the small and medium enterprises’ contribution to the Nigerian economic growth, but only few have addressed how financial risks affect it. This study aims to investigate how finan

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Khan, Muhammad Asif, and Professor Chen Pinglu. "Impact of Marketing, Managerial and Human Resource Activities on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises." KINFORMS 17, no. 1 (2022): 4–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.55819/mrij.2022.17.1.4.

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This paper is to investigate the relationship between managerial activities, marketing activities, human resource activities, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance. In this study, the cross-sectional research design was used, and data was collected from 362 SMEs located in Pakistan by using a questionnaire and analyzed thorough statistical package for social analysis (SPSS). Correlation analysis was used to show the association between variables under investigation. Regression analysis was adopted to establish the relationship between managerial activities, marketing activities,

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Janoskova, Katarina, and Pavol Kral. "Analysis of enterprises with innovation activity with emphasis on enterprise size." SHS Web of Conferences 92 (2021): 04010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20219204010.

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Research background: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in European economic. They are very important for the stability of national economy and for development of innovation. SMEs significantly contribute to innovation because they are under permanent pressure of competitors at the market. On the other hand, innovation in SMEs is hampered by many factors, such as lack of finance, lack of personnel, no experiences, insufficient public policy, etc. Purpose of the article: The main goal of the article is examining the impact of business size on innovation activity and t

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Galli-Debicella, Alexandra L. "Unlocking Global Markets for SMEs: The Power of Network Ties and Embeddedness Theory." Journal of Management Research 16, no. 2 (2024): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jmr.v16i2.22084.

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In today’s global economy, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have greater opportunities to venture into foreign markets—an opportunity that was less feasible a few decades ago. While macro-factors of free-trade and lower transaction costs are the necessary conditions for all firms to expand globally, these are not sufficient for SMEs to expand. SMEs face significant challenges in entering new geographic markets due to their small size and the need for partnerships. Unlike larger firms, SMEs lack “natural market mechanism” to penetrate foreign markets. Instead, small and medium sized en

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Ullah Khan, Sanan, Fahad Afridi, and Kashif Amin. "Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance." Journal of Asian Development Studies 13, no. 1 (2024): 686–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.62345/jads.2024.13.1.57.

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The study aims to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on small and medium enterprises' performance. A survey-based quantitative research design was used to collect primary data from registered SMEs. There are 3010 registered small and medium-sized enterprises. A stratified sampling technique was used for calculating sample size, and 353 respondents were selected for data collection with the help of a questionnaire; analysis was performed through descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, and regression analysis were performed. The result shows There is a positive

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Ezeanolue Uju, Scholarstica, Faith Onwuchekwa, and Chike Nwosu. "ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES AMONG IGBO TRADERS IN ANAMBRA STATE." International Journal of Management & Entrepreneurship Research 4, no. 5 (2022): 253–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.51594/ijmer.v4i5.321.

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This study examined the influence of entrepreneurial training on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) among Igbo traders in Anambra State. The population of the study consists of all the SMEs owned by Igbo traders in Anambra State. Multi-staged sampling technique was used to determine the sample size of the study. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics on a sample of 482 respondents. Simple percentages and regression analysis of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) were used to analyze the study. From the analysis of the study, findings revealed that: Business risk

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Funsho Bello, Matthew, Yakubu Ali Mbasua, and Ruth Joshua Mele. "SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) AND THE ECONOMY OF NORTH-EAST REGION, NIGERIAN: A FOCUS OF BOKO-HARAM INSURGENCY EFFECTS." GOMBE JOURNAL OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT (GJAM) 6, no. 2 (2024): 215–41. https://doi.org/10.64290/gjam.v6i2.1175.

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Small and medium enterprises are known as the engine for economic growth and development and the society that is threatened by insecurity suffers economic challenges. This study centred on the role of small and medium enterprises in economic development of some States in North-east region of Nigeria that have been affected by the insurgency. The objective primarily was to determine how insurgency affected the economy of small and medium enterprises’ owners. Survey approach was adopted and close-ended structured questionnaire was used to generate data from the sampled SMEs owners. The populatio

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Lavruk, Vitalii Valeriiovych, Svitlana Ivanivna Plotnytska, and Hanna Volodymyrivna Zaporozhets. "RISKS MANAGEMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES." SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN OF POLISSIA, no. 4(16) (2018): 72–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.25140/2410-9576-2018-4(16)-72-79.

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Urgency of the research. SMEs has a significant role in the economic development of most countries of the world and have become engine of economic growth. In Ukraine SMEs account for more than 99% of the total number of enterprises in Ukraine but its share in GDP of the national economy is only 15%. Therefore, the SMEs growth is one of the most challenging problem for Ukraine. Target setting. It is estimated that only half of SMEs are well doing after the first two years’ operation period. The main cause is high risks in the small business sector. So the improvement of SMEs risk management sys

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Ms., Anusha C. Koti. "Making Small, and Medium Enterprises Globally Competitive." Annual International Journal of Vaikunta Baliga College of Law (AIJVBCL) 2 (May 13, 2025): 489–508. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15397932.

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<em>Small and Medium enterprises (</em><strong><em>“SMEs”</em></strong><em>) are vital contributors to the industrial growth and development of the Indian economy. The importance of this sector has increased as it is sharply emerging as a manufacturing hub for the world. Global pressures for green and sustainable initiatives in the supply chain from national and international organizations create an urgency for SMEs to switch to Green Supply Chain Management (</em><strong><em>“GSCM”</em></strong><em>) from conventional manufacturing. GSCM minimizes waste and pollution,

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