Academic literature on the topic 'Smeets (Firm)'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Smeets (Firm).'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Journal articles on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
1
Ngek Neneh, Brownhilder, and Johan van Zyl. "Entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on firm growth amongst SMEs in South Africa." Problems and Perspectives in Management 15, no. 3 (2017): 166–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.15(3).2017.14.
Full textAbstract:
Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been widely touted as a fundamental ingredient for enhancing firm growth. Consequently, this aimed at examining the impact of EO and its dimensional variables (innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness) on SME growth (employment, sales, and asset growth). Using information from 285 SMEs, the results obtained indicated that while EO had a significant positive association with SME growth (employment and sales growth), most SMEs show a moderate level of EO. Also, following the EO dimensions, the findings established the emergence of proactive innovation (a combination of proactiveness and innovativeness) which showed a significant positive association on sales growth. Risk-taking was the only factor that showed a significant influence on employment and asset growth. This study also showed that controlling for the effect of firm age on growth significantly reduced the error of predicting sales growth by 2.3%. This study culminates with recommendations on enhancing EO amongst SMEs in South Africa.
2
Uyar, Metin. "The management accounting and the business strategy development at SMEs." Problems and Perspectives in Management 17, no. 1 (2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.17(1).2019.01.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between management accounting practices and strategy development in SMEs. SMEs are among the main actors of economic development and growth. To determine the right strategies in a variable and competitive market, the qualitative and quantitative knowledge produced by the accounting system is needed. The management accounting system can influence managerial decisions, change strategies, and affect the performance of the firm through its extensive practices. Using the multivariate statistical analyses, the results of the applied studies for SMEs show that the management accounting system’s planning and control, cost management, and performance measurement and evaluation functions significantly affect which strategy the firms will implement. According to the research, the management accounting practices used by SMEs are related to the company strategies they have taken, and these actions have been reached as an effect on the strategies of the companies.
3
Margaretha, Farah, and Nina Supartika. "Factors Affecting Profitability of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Firm Listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange." Journal of Economics, Business and Management 4, no. 2 (2016): 132–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.7763/joebm.2016.v4.379.
Full text
4
Villa, Stefania. "FINANCIAL FRICTIONS IN THE EURO AREA AND THE UNITED STATES: A BAYESIAN ASSESSMENT." Macroeconomic Dynamics 20, no. 5 (2016): 1313–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1365100514000881.
Full textAbstract:
This paper assesses the empirical relevance of financial frictions in the Euro Area (EA) and the United States (US). It provides a comprehensive set of comparisons between two models: (i) a Smets and Wouters (SW) [F. Smets and R. Wouters, Shocks and frictions in US business cycles: A Bayesian DSGE approach, American Economic Review 97(3), 586–606 (2007)] model with financial frictions originating in nonfinancial firms and (ii) a SW model with frictions originating in financial intermediaries. The introduction of financial frictions in either way improves the models' fit compared to a standard SW model, and the empirical comparisons reveal that the latter model outperforms the former both in the euro area and in the United States. Two main factors explain this result: first, the magnitude of the financial accelerator effect, and second, the role of the investment-specific technology shock in affecting financial variables.
5
Peci, Florin. "What determines the allowance of bank loans for investment – an overview of Kosovo SMEs." International Journal Of Innovation And Economic Development 1, no. 1 (2015): 27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.11.2003.
Full textAbstract:
The present study determines firm and entrepreneurship characteristics of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) active in international trade towards investment and growth. Using data collected through self-administered interviews with 180 SMEs in Kosovo, we investigated factors that influence the investment growth financed by bank loans. Econometric model of linear regression indicates that a large number of firm and entrepreneur characteristics including experience, sector, business plan, audit statements, collateral significantly affect investment growth. Our findings suggest that especially education of SMEs managers have higher rate of financing sources through bank loan. The study concludes with respective findings translated into recommendations, which have to be considered by relevant stakeholders active in entrepreneurship and policymaking.
6
Csapi, Vivien, and Virgínia Balogh. "A financial performance-based assessment of SMEs’ competitiveness – an analysis of Hungarian and US small businesses." Problems and Perspectives in Management 18, no. 3 (2020): 452–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(3).2020.37.
Full textAbstract:
The study aims to identify the financial performance measures used as a proxy of the firm-level competitiveness dimensions of small and medium-sized enterprises and their competitiveness. By investigating the factors that affect competitiveness in general, those areas will be introduced, related to an identified competitiveness dimension. Financial and non-financial performance indicators will assess these areas. The paper considers competitiveness as an outcome variable, suggests a relationship between financial performance and the identified areas, and searches for the financial performance measures drivers. A panel data model was tested on Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and US SMEs. The collected data cover the period between 2013 and 2017. As a result of the applied panel regression, those variables were successfully identified that drive and could predict financial performance measures related to competitiveness. The research found a significant difference between the two-sample dataset results, which differences can be connected to country, industry, and, in general, to economic development characteristics.The results provide decision-making support and hint about the managerial tools and techniques aiming to control the firm characteristics, performance, and, eventually, firm-level competitiveness. Based on the results, further research can be dedicated to the development characteristics of firm-level competitiveness and the analysis of the relationship between the competitiveness dimensions and competitiveness itself. AcknowledgmentThe research was financed by the Higher Education Institutional Excellence Programme of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary, within the framework of the 4th thematic programme „Enhancing the Role of Domestic Companies in the Reindustrialization of Hungary” of the University of Pécs.
7
Xie, Jianwu, Cufeng Pu, and Jan F. Silverman. "Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Intranodal Palisaded Myofibroblastoma of the Inguinal Lymph Node." Acta Cytologica 60, no. 1 (2016): 89–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445162.
Full textAbstract:
Background: Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) is a rare, lymph node mesenchymal neoplasm; the cytologic features are limited in the literature. Case: The patient was a 51-year-old female who had a firm, palpable mass in the right inguinal region. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) was performed. The smears revealed large, 3-dimensional clusters of cohesive spindle cells, densely surrounding a central, orange-colored, acellular matrix core. These cells had a single, elongated nucleus and an inconspicuous nucleolus. Also seen were spindle cells in short fascicles with dense cytoplasm. The spindle cells were loosely arranged in a single-cell pattern. In addition to the spindle cells and matrix, hemosiderin granules were scattered in the background. A few lymphocytes were identified. Conclusion: A diagnosis of IPM should be considered when FNA smears of lymph node show bland spindle cells in various patterns including single cells, short fascicles, large cohesive clusters with core amianthoid fibers and background hemosiderin granules.
8
Trung Thanh, To, Le Thanh Ha, Hoang Phuong Dung, Doan Ngoc Thang, and Tran Anh Ngoc. "Determinants of marketing innovation among SMEs in Vietnam: a resource-based and stakeholder perspective." Innovative Marketing 16, no. 4 (2020): 74–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.16(4).2020.07.
Full textAbstract:
Innovative marketing practices are essential for firms to increase sales and profitability. This paper aims to investigate the determinants of firms’ marketing innovation based on the employment of resource-based view and stakeholder theory. A probit regression model linking marketing innovation with proxies of firms’ resources and pressures from firms’ stakeholders was tested based on a dataset of 5,857 Vietnamese enterprises taken from a survey by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam in 2016. The findings indicate that firms’ size decreases the probability of marketing innovation by 1%, while internal knowledge gained from internal R&D causes the probability of marketing innovation to increase by 0.18%. Besides, the political connection and collaborations with competitors and private consultants drive the probability that firms implement the marketing innovation up by 0.09%, 0.12%, and 0.09%, respectively. On the other hand, export-oriented firms are more likely to implement marketing innovation by 0.03%, while foreign ownership reduces the chance of this decision by 0.05%. This research also reveals the essential role of the firm’s market pressures to enter into new markets or improve product quality in encouraging marketing innovation by 0.16% and 0.13%, respectively. AcknowledgmentThis research was supported by National Economics University, Grant Number: 343-QĐ-ĐHKTQD.
9
Pereira, Sílvia Regina Ferreira Gonçalves, Fernando Portela Câmara, Maria Angélica Arpon Marandino Guimarães, et al. "An immunofluorescence test for diagnosis of ophthalmic herpes in a mouse corneal model." Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 49, no. 2 (2007): 87–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46652007000200004.
Full textAbstract:
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) ophthalmic disease is the most common cause of corneal blindness in humans world-wide. Current culture techniques for HSV take several days and commercially available HSV laboratory based diagnostic techniques vary in sensitivity. Our study was conducted to evaluate the use of a quicker and simpler method to herpes ophthalmic diagnosis. Corneal smears were made by firm imprints of infected mouse eyes to glass slides, after smears were fixated with cold acetone, and an indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) method was performed using monoclonal antibodies in a murine model of ophthalmic herpes. Eye swabs from infected mice were inoculated in Vero cells for virus isolation. Cytology and histology of the eye were also performed, using hematoxylin-eosin routine. Mouse eyes were examined by slit-lamp biomicroscopy for evidence of herpetic disease at various times postinoculation. We made a comparative evaluation of sensitivity, specificity and speed of methods for laboratory detection of HSV. Our results indicate that this IIF method is quick, sensitive, specific and can be useful in the diagnosis of ophthalmic herpes as demonstrated in an animal model.
10
Nayak, Supreeta, Vaishali Walke, and Dinkar T. Kumbhalkar. "Cytodiagnosis of rhinoscleroma and its morphological clues: Our experience with four cases." Cytojournal 19 (December 1, 2022): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/cytojournal_3_2022.
Full textAbstract:
Rhinoscleroma, a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract, has a prolonged course and passes through three overlapping clinicopathologic stages. The histopathology findings are well illustrated in the literature; however, there is a paucity of reports explaining cytomorphological features of rhinoscleroma. It is the proliferative stage when disease presents as a nodular mass which can be targeted for cytological study. Here, the authors report fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of four cases of rhinoscleroma who presented with intranasal firm, nodular lesions; its cytology revealed numerous, large, singly scattered histiocytes in a dense inflammatory background of lymphocytes, plasma cells, and few eosinophils. The microorganisms were visualized as intracytoplasmic loosely clustered, short rods within the histiocytes (Mikulicz cells) in May-Grunwald-Giemsa (MGG) smears. FNA sampling of rhinoscleroma in its nodular stage can yield classic cytomorphology with demonstration of organisms on air-dried smears which can further substantiate the cytodiagnosis. Thus, high index of suspicion and diligent search can aid in early and accurate diagnosed even on cytology with the help of conventional wet fixed Pap and air-dried MGG stain; both being complementary to each other and further can be supported with special stains such as periodic acid–Schiff stain or Gram whenever required.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
1
Masinde, Catherine Kadenyeka Madete. "Developing SMEs through large firm-small firm linkages." Thesis, Durham University, 1994. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/694/.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis aims to explore the prospects for small and medium enterprise (SME) development using inter-finn linkages between large and small finns in Kenya A wide range of strategies has been adopted already for the development of small enterprises globally, but limited use appears to have been made, outside Japan, of inter-finn linkages as a specific strategy. Despite the recent global movement towards inter-finn relationships as a strategy for achieving efficiency through the down-sizing of large finns, externalisation of activities, and adoption of lean production techniques, no attempt appears to have been made to use the strategy for SME development, possibly because little is known about how inter-finn linkages between large and small .finns are fonned. This thesis aims to con1ribute to the development of this understanding by using an inductive, qualitative research approach to explore the fuctors influencing the sourcing strategies of large finns in Kenya, to detennine whether these have some potential for SME development both in the country and more generally. The study focuses on the Kenyan vehicle assembly industry and examines, through in-depth case studies, the sourcing activities of three vehicle assembly plants and four franchise holders. Overnll, the research lends support to the argument that for various reasons largely related to m.arlcet failure, and a non-conducive business environment, large firms in Kenya's motor vehicle industIy are reluctant to outsource voluntarily from local small finns, and that when they do, relations appear to be arms-length and adversarial. The research also reveals that in the Kenyan environment, contrary to the arguments of transaction cost theory, outsourcing decisions are predicated on the need to comply with compulsory regulations in order to gain access to resources and m.arlcets, rather -than primarily on cost minimisation. Consequently, strategies which assure access to resources such as foreign exchange and impo.rt licenses were found to override purely efficiency considerations. The findings imply that although there are some prospects for SME development using this approach, the selection of small enterprises as suppliers by managers of large firms is limited by large firms' perceptions of the suitability of such suppliers, and that if SME development is to take place through such linkages, strategies which either change the image of small suppliers, or improve the attitudes oflarge buyers have to be adopted.
2
Uddenberg, Anders. "Growth in established SMEs : Exploring the innovative and ambitious firm." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-114396.
Full textAbstract:
The growth of firms is a complex but relevant subject for different stakeholders, such as owners, who want returns on their investment, and society, where firms are vessels for jobs and job creation. Despite the vast amount of research conducted on firm growth and factors associated with firm growth, there is no coherent body of knowledge, and the average firm is not growing. This research focuses on growth in established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), i.e. firms that have passed the startup phase and have established themselves on the market. The purpose is to investigate the characteristics of high-growth established SMEs with special focus on the entrepreneur’s growth ambitions and the role of innovation activities for firm growth. The data was collected from 88 established SMEs in which interviews were conducted with CEOs, owners, managers, and employees. A questionnaire was used which included questions regarding factors previously linked to firm growth such as resources, market factors, organizational factors, innovation, and attitude toward firm growth. The results show that growth ambitions have a limited impact on firm growth, and that growth ambitions alone are not a good predictor of firm growth. When high-growth firms were compared to the average established SME, there was no difference in the level the managers of the firms were seeking growth. Neither lack of growth, nor high growth, can be explained by the managers’ perception of the firm’s possibility to grow. Furthermore, there is no evidence that the difference in growth rates is attributed to different levels of growth opportunities. Instead, this research shows that what distinguishes high-growth firms from the average, non-growing firms are factors associated with innovation, the market, and customer knowledge. The high-growth firms were found to be significantly better at identifying and delivering on unfilled demands. However, no evidence suggests that the high-growth firms had exclusive access to new technology they could leverage as a means to grow faster, and both groups believed there to be plenty of market opportunities and possibilities to create growing niches. If the difference between high growth and no growth in established SMEs is associated with external factors related to innovation, market and customers, it is interesting that when growth ambitions increase, so does the internal focus on organizational structures and systems. Ambitious entrepreneurs who seek firm growth should therefore not lose sight of external factors, and strive to quickly deal with increased internal complexity that accompanies firm growth.<br>Tillväxt i företag är ett komplext forskningsområde, ofta utan enkla svar och ibland med motstridiga resultat. Samtidigt är tillväxt relevant både för företagets ägare som strävar efter avkastning, och för samhället då växande företag skapar sysselsättning. Trots omfattande forskning är kunskapen om tillväxt fortfarande spretig, och ett genomsnittligt företag växer inte. Denna studie fokuserar på tillväxt i etablerade små och medelstora företag (SMF), d.v.s. företag som har passerat uppstartsfasen och lyckats etablera sig på marknaden. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vad som utmärker snabbväxande etablerade företag med ett speciellt fokus på entreprenörens tillväxtambitioner och innovationers påverkar på tillväxt. Det empiriska underlaget består av intervjuer genomförda i 88 etablerade SMF där de tillfrågade har varit VD, ägare, mellanchefer, och anställda. De intervjuade har besvarat frågor knutna till tillväxt, såsom resurser, marknad, organisation, innovation, och attityden till tillväxt. Studien visar att tillväxtambitioner har en begränsad påverkan på tillväxt. Det är därmed problematiskt att använda tillväxtambitioner för att förklara tillväxt i SMF. När snabbväxande företag jämfördes mot genomsnittliga SMF var det ingen skillnad i hur dessa två grupper strävade efter tillväxt. Varken utebliven tillväxt, eller snabb tillväxt, kan alltså förklaras av företagsledarnas syn på företagets möjligheter att växa eller mängden tillväxtmöjligheter. Istället visar denna studie att det som särskiljer snabbväxande etablerade SMF från genomsnittliga, icke växande, företag är faktorer knutna till innovation, marknad, och företagens kunskap om sina kunder. De snabbast växande företagen var betydligt bättre på att identifiera nya krav och utnyttja den efterfråga som fanns. Noterbart är att de snabbväxande företagen inte hade exklusiv tillgång till ny teknik som de kunde utnyttja för att växa, utan de båda grupperna var jämförbara avseende denna. Båda grupperna ansåg också att det fanns gott om möjligheter på marknaden och att det gick att skapa växande nischer. Om skillnaden mellan tillväxt och icke tillväxt i etablerade företag till stor del kan förklaras av externa faktorer relaterade till innovation, marknad och kunder är det intressant att konstatera att företagen med högst tillväxtambitioner istället fokuserar internt på strukturer och system. Ambitiösa entreprenörer som söker tillväxt bör prioritera externa faktorer och sträva efter att snabbast möjligt hantera den ökade komplexiteten som tillväxt för med sig.
3
Geneste, Louis André. "Knowledge acquisition by SMEs in weak client-firm exchange relationships." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2310.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis examines the role that non-collaborative, weak exchange relationships might play in the acquisition of knowledge by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An important source of knowledge for a firm lies in its network of relationships. There has been considerable research conducted on knowledge transfer and acquisition through linkages, such as strategic alliances and similar-type, close collaborations with other businesses. However, many SMEs are less likely to be involved in collaborative, close interfirm relationships because of their relatively small market share, short industry time and uncertainty associated with the firm's future. Consequently, much of the research on interfirm relationships has overlooked SMEs. Many SME linkages are the non-collaborative, arm's-length type that many researchers argue play very little or no role in knowledge transfer and acquisition. However, research has found that inter-firm relationships that are not close and less collaborative are a source of new external knowledge.This doctoral study researches the value of weak, arm's-length client ties to the SME in terms of the knowledge they could impart to the firm. The extent to which this acquired knowledge leads to knowledge-related outcomes, such as new product and market development, increased operating efficiency and innovative performance, are also examined. Factors posited to lead to knowledge acquisition in these weak exchange ties include the SME owner's efforts at building more long-term relationships and efforts at signalling the SME's reputation and legitimacy. Also posited to lead to knowledge acquisition is the trust of the arm's-length client. The study also examines factors posited to contribute to the knowledge-based outcomes derived from the knowledge acquisition. The factors include absorptive capacity and exchange partner similarity and are hypothesized to moderate the relationship between knowledge acquisition and knowledge outcomes. Other moderating factors include the size and age of the client firm and the growth intentions of the SME owner.To conduct this research, a cross-section of Western Australian SMEs was surveyed through the WA Small Business Benchmark Survey undertaken by Curtin's School of Management. A paper-based version of the survey was administered to a Dan & Bradstreet database of 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, an on-line version of the survey was also sent to SMEs via a range of small business associations across Western Australia. Low response rates are common in SME research and this study is no exception. Just over 400 businesses responded to the survey, of which 298 respondents completed the survey questions pertaining to the thesis study.A model explaining the interrelationships of factors and paths leading to knowledge acquisition and knowledge outcomes was analysed. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses of the data were carried out and structural equation analysis examined the fit of the model to the data. Based on the results, the measure of the relationship strength of the client-firm tie could not be verified. However, it was found that trust of the client in exchange relationships led to knowledge acquisition but reputation signalling and relationship initiation seemed more related to marketing efforts and did not contribute significantly to knowledge acquisition. Knowledge acquisition was significantly associated with knowledge-based outcomes and absorptive capacity, as well as exchange partner similarity, which partly moderated the extent to which knowledge based outcomes were derived from acquired knowledge. The growth intentions of the SME owner could not be verified as a moderator and the size of the client firm was not found to have a moderating effect. The findings are tempered by the small sample size and the low response rate so generalising these findings to the broader WA SME population would be inappropriate. However, the study did reveal the relative importance of absorptive capacity and exchange partner similarity in the conversion of acquired knowledge to knowledge-based outcomes. These findings encourage further research and more analyses to verify the role of absorptive capacity and exchange partner similarity in client-firm exchange relationships.
4
Nias, Ahmad Mohamad Azmi bin. "The impact of computerised accounting information systems on small and medium enterprises’ information quality, firm strategic decision making and firm performance." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2016. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1928.
Full textAbstract:
Today, many Malaysian SMEs are facing problems that hinder the full implementation of computerised accounting information systems (CAIS). These problems are related to human resources incapable of using the systems and organisation’s inability to adopt the technology and align it with the companies’ strategic policy.
The purpose of this study is to empirically test the impact of CAIS on information quality, focusing on the transparency aspects of corporate governance and strategic decision making (SDM). Accounting information systems (AIS) with a ‘good fit’ and ‘highly praised’ corporate governance (CG) practices have been shown to lead to good firm performance. While the literature has examined the effects of AIS fit on firm performance, few studies have looked at the link between CAIS, information quality and firm performance. Further, while the impact of strategic decision making and CG on firm performance has been widely studied, the role of AIS in this relationship is less clear. Since AIS forms the backbone of a firm’s business information infrastructure, both strategic decision-making process and corporate governance, particularly the transparency dimension, rely on information derived from the system.
Using a resource-based view (RBV) framework, hypothesised relationships among variables of interest were examined based on data collected from 336 small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Results from partial least square (PLS) analysis suggest that effects of AIS on firm performance were partially mediated by information quality, while a full moderation effect was found for other variables on firm performance.
The results thus demonstrate the importance of information quality, SDM and AIS to a greater height, prompting SMEs to revisit their policies on AIS, staff training and largely transparency to better improve firm performance. Outcomes of this study contribute to the body of knowledge on AIS, information quality and SMEs, while helping to trigger interest among SMEs on the importance of having reliable accounting software to produce quality reports.
5
Mohamed, Ahmed Eltamimi. "ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, COMMITMENT, AND INTERNATIONALIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMEs' PERFORMANCE IN SAUDI ARABIA, EGYPT AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/hsbe_etd/77.
Full textAbstract:
This study uses the absorptive capacity perspective and adds the firm's commitment to enhance the internationalization process of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is proposed that each of the dimensions of absorptive capacity should be considered a separate capability that exists prior to internationalization and that enhances and reinforces the firm's ability to take advantage of its resources to advance international expansion and that internationalization has an effect on firm performance. Based on the absorptive capacity perspective, it is further proposed that an SME's organizational learning, which is gained from international expansion, will influence the relationship between internationalization and the firm's performance. The central theme of the proposed model is, therefore, that understanding the relationships among an SME's absorptive capacity, its abilities, and its commitments to internationalization can improve understanding of the relationship between internationalization and performance. The conceptual framework presented in this study indicates that the process of absorptive capacity which flows across SMEs is complex and it involves multiple levels of analysis. I argued that the moderating effect of absorptive capacity needs to be explicitly transferred to SMEs if it is to have a sustained effect on firm performance through internationalization. Adapting absorptive capacity perspective, my model derives key determinants that influence SMEs' performance, through internationalization, and examines how absorptive capacity leads to the creation of internationalization of SMEs. The perspective advanced here describes how all four facets of absorptive capacity -acquiring, assimilating, transforming, and exploiting -are geared toward internationalization of SMEs and produced competitive advantage for SMEs.
6
Wu, Chendong. "Entrepreneurial leadership, organisational creativity, and firm performance in Chinese SMEs context." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36078/.
Full textAbstract:
Researchers have identified a wide range of factors that affect organisational creativity. The leadership behaviour of top managers is one of the most important. However, few studies have empirically examined the relationship between the leadership behaviour of these leaders and creativity at the organisational level. In this study, a style of leadership labelled “entrepreneurial” is considered in the context of Chinese SMEs, by considering its potential to create an environment in which creative activities can flourish. The entrepreneurial leader is central to the enterprise, creating visionary scenarios and facilitating a group of capable members to enact their vision, further fostering organisational creativity. As organisational creativity is important for business success, there is a significant need for research into the impact of entrepreneurial leadership. The study identifies gaps in the literature. First, a number of studies have contributed significant insights into the antecedents of employee creative behaviours and performance, but predominantly concentrate on the level of the individual employee. Hence, an investigation into the antecedents of organisational creativity beyond this level is needed. Second, the field of entrepreneurial leadership remains in the embryonic stages of conceptual and theoretical development. Considering leadership as one of the antecedents of organisational creativity, existing research mainly focuses on the mainstreams of leadership style as the determinant. Third, SMEs, as the major incubator of entrepreneurial leadership, provide a valuable research environment as they foster organisational creativity. Fourth, there is a dearth of literature on the mechanisms through which creativity may be enhanced in Chinese SMEs. Therefore, further research has a valuable contribution to make to the field. More specifically, this dissertation considers the following three research questions: RQ1: What are the characteristics exhibited by the entrepreneurial leaders to facilitate creativity in Chinese SMEs? RQ2: Do entrepreneurial leader’s behaviours enhance SME’s creativity performance? RQ3: How do these entrepreneurial leadership behaviours affect an SME’s creativity, which in turns stimulates their firm performance? Based on these research questions, the researcher further set a range of specific objectives: 1. To develop a model of entrepreneurial leadership in SMEs; 2. To understand entrepreneurial leaders’ background and behavioural characteristics as well as their firms’ creative capabilities and performance within the targeted sample in Chinese SME context; 3. To identify the mechanisms through which entrepreneurial leadership influences SMEs’ creativity; 4. To investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and Chinese SMEs’ creativity as well as their firm performance. To move forward with these aims, a theoretical model of entrepreneurial leadership is developed and the manner in which the entrepreneurial leadership styles of top managers directly and indirectly affect creativity within SMEs is investigated. A mixed methods research approach is applied, including a combination of a qualitative study (case study) and a quantitative study (questionnaire survey). In the qualitative study, case studies of four firms (in Zhejiang) were conducted and interviews were carried out with the firms’ top leaders and managers. The qualitative analysis creates an item pool for the scale development of entrepreneurial leadership in SMEs context. In the quantitative study, a pilot study was first conducted with a sample of 274 employees from various industries. Afterwards the scale of entrepreneurial leadership in SMEs context was validated and finalised. The sample for the final questionnaire survey was 139 Chinese SMEs in Zhejiang Province in various industries. The top leader and two middle managers from each firm were invited to participate in the surveys. Therefore, two survey questionnaires were used to collect data (one was designed for the top leaders and the other was for the managers). The findings support a direct and positive link between a style of leadership that has been labeled as “entrepreneurial” and organisational creativity. They also indicate that entrepreneurial leadership has significant and positive relations with empowerment, organisation-based psychological ownership, and employee’s entrepreneurial behaviour. Empowerment and employee’s entrepreneurial behaviour have been found to have a significant and positive relationship with organisational creativity, but organisation-based psychological ownership has an insignificant relation with organisational creativity. Moreover, the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on empowerment in the context of an SME is moderated by the level of trust such that the relationship will be stronger when trust is high rather than low. Furthermore, the findings also support the positive relationship between organisational creativity of an SME its performance. Three contributions are made to the leadership literature. First, successful business performance in the 21st century environment needs a new form of leadership, and entrepreneurial leadership may be able to provide it. Second, by examining empowerment, organisation-based psychological ownership, and employee’s entrepreneurial behaviour as mediating variables, the study enhances understanding of the mechanisms through which entrepreneurial leadership promotes organisational creativity as well as firm performance. Third, this study contributes to the understanding of the applicability of leadership in the Chinese context, helping advance entrepreneurial leadership research in emerging market economies. The findings may help entrepreneurial leaders to recognise the influence of their unique cultural heritage and organisational context on their leadership styles. This study discusses the implications of the findings and identifies possible directions for future research.
7
Zahn, Sabrina [Verfasser]. "Essays on firm growth : the very nature of SMEs / Sabrina Zahn." Frankfurt am Main : Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1027040284/34.
Full text
8
Niemelä, M. (Miikka). "The significance of firm internal barriers to the internationalization of SMEs." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201611123032.
Full textAbstract:
This Bachelor’s Thesis is literature review that focuses on studying the significance of internal barriers to SMEs’ internationalization. Firm internal barriers are a collection of barriers that arise from companies’ internal capabilities and resources as well as companies’ approach to internationalization, rather than from the external environment. The internal barriers found in this research are related to internal resource deficiencies and attributes that significantly hinder the international growth of SMEs. Barriers related to insufficient information, managerial attributes, human resources, financing and marketing were found to be the most prominent barriers as they were included, in some form, in most of the previous studies. The importance of proactive measures against internal barriers and the importance of building networks arose as relevant managerial implications for SMEs. The results of this research can help SMEs by making them aware of problems that internationalizing SMEs commonly face and giving them a possibility for preparation and proactive measures. In addition to SMEs, the results can also be utilized by policymakers and external service providers contributing to the international growth of SMEs
9
Lopez, Lira Arjona Alfonso. "Inter-firm knowledge transfer and experiential learning| A business sustainability approach on SME's absorptive capacity." Thesis, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3570884.
Full textAbstract:
<p>In emerging economies, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are threatened by continuous political and economic changes. In such uncertain environments, knowledge is the distinctive factor for the achievement of a competitive advantage. However, limited funds and pressure from competitors force SMEs to seek for external sources of knowledge. </p><p> The Multinational Corporation (MNC) represents an alternative for business sustainability within the value chain, including both suppliers and clients. In the aim for pursuing such endeavor, a conceptual framework including inter-firm knowledge transfer processes from the MNC and experiential learning enhanced by the Academia is explored. </p><p> In sum, this dissertation is intended to examine the MNC’s and Academia’s role on the procurement of SMEs’ business sustainability through inter-firm knowledge transfer and experiential learning, in terms of absorptive capacity. More specifically, the impact of technical and technological knowledge transferred from the MNC on one side; and reflective learning on managerial skills and business vision from the Academia on the other side, is analyzed through SMEs’ absorptive capacity. Regarding business sustainability, the effect of the application of newly absorbed knowledge is analyzed in terms of SMEs’ selected indicators for business improvements. As a complement, a qualitative study is included in order to provide support for findings hereby obtained. </p>
10
Machold, Silke. "Local-level policies for small firm sector development in Russia and Hungary : a comparative analysis." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/87690.
Full textBooks on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
2
Taylor, Christopher. Can advertising be of practical and beneficial use to SME's?: An investigation into the role of advertising as a promotional tool in small firms. The Author], 1998.
Find full text
3
Garofalo, Giuseppe, ed. Capitalismo distrettuale, localismi d'impresa, globalizzazione. Firenze University Press, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-8453-605-1.
Full textAbstract:
From the late Sixties on, industrial development in Italy evolved through the spread of small and medium sized firms, aggregated in district networks, with an elevated propensity to enterprise and the marked presence of owner-families. Installed within the local systems, the industrial districts tended to simulate large-scale industry exploiting lower costs generated by factors that were not only economic. The districts are characterised in terms of territorial location (above all the thriving areas of the North-east and Centre) and sector, since they are concentrated in the "4 As" (clothing-fashion, home-decor, agri-foodstuffs, automation-mechanics), with some overlapping with "Made in Italy". How can this model be assessed? This is the crucial question in the debate on the condition and prospects of the Italian productive system between the supporters of its capacity to adapt and the critics of economic dwarfism. A dispassionate judgement suggests that the prospects of "small is beautiful" have been superseded, but that the "declinist" view, that sees only the dangers of globalisation and the IT revolution for our SMEs is risky. The concept of irreversible crisis that prevails at present is limiting, both because it is not easy either to "invent", or to copy, a model of industrialisation, and because there is space for a strategic repositioning of the district enterprises. The book develops considerations in this direction, showing how an evolution of the district model is possible, focusing on: gains in productivity, scope economies (through diversification and expansion of the range of products), flexibility of organisation, capacity to meld tradition and innovation aiming at product quality, dimensional growth of the enterprises, new forms of financing, active presence on the international markets and valorisation of the resources of the territory. It is hence necessary to reactivate the behavioural functions of the entrepreneurs.
4
Short stories for students: Presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories. Gale, 2012.
Find full text
5
Short stories for students: Presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories. Gale, 2010.
Find full text
6
Lay, Jann, and Tevin Tafese. Formalization and productivity: firm-level evidence from Viet Nam. UNU-WIDER, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35188/unu-wider/2020/921-1.
Full textAbstract:
Using a firm-level panel dataset on private small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam’s manufacturing sector, this paper examines productivity dynamics of formal and informal firms. We decompose productivity changes into changes within and between formal and informal firms. We assess the contributions of firm entry and exit as well as informal–formal transitions. Our results show that productivity is considerably lower and misallocation more prevalent in the informal than in the formal sector. Yet, formalizing firms in Viet Nam make an important contribution to aggregate productivity growth among manufacturing SMEs, growing faster than other firms and increasing efficiency. We identify two ‘regimes’ of formalization. Until early 2010, more productive (previously) informal firms formalize. Policy changes and accelerated formalization then alter the characteristics of formalizers, as less productive firms become formal. While this formalization wave depresses average formal total factor productivity growth, the overall productivity effect is positive.
7
Skorski, Alan. Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears, and Deceives. Turner Publishing Company, 2005.
Find full text
8
Skorski, Alan. Pants on Fire: How Al Franken Lies, Smears and Deceives. WND Books, 2005.
Find full text
9
Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin. Small and medium-sized enterprises in Malaysia role and issues. UUM Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/9832479231.
Full textAbstract:
Collectively, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) form an important part of most economies.However, in Malaysia, despite their significant role in the development process of the national economy, studies involving SMEs appear to be limited as well as neglected.The 13 articles represented in this book were previously published in journals and presented at various conferences.These articles address various important issues concerning SMEs such as their definitions, development, role, strategic factors, weaknesses, skills and knowledge requirements, assistance programmes, firm characteristics, business strategies, export activities and distinctive capabilities. It is believed that this book is useful both as the basic introduction to the subject for those studying small business management and entrepreneurship, and as a reference work for owners and managers of SMEs.
10
Bunch, Chris. Diagnosis and investigation in haematology. Edited by Patrick Davey and David Sprigings. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199568741.003.0278.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter addresses the interpretation of the full blood count, blood film, bone marrow examination, and related tests in the diagnosis of haematological disorders. Examination of a stained blood film, which should always be requested if a blood count abnormality cannot readily be explained by the clinical context, may give clues to the cause of the abnormality or prove diagnostic. Examination of the bone marrow is essential to the proper evaluation and diagnosis of many haematological disorders. The simplest form of marrow examination involves needle aspiration of marrow cells from the posterior iliac crest; smears are made and stained in the same way as a blood film. Bone marrow can also be biopsied for histological examination, at the same time as marrow aspiration.
Book chapters on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
1
Domínguez-CC, Marta, and Carmen Barroso-Castro. "Board Resources and Firm Performance in SMEs." In Economy, Business and Uncertainty: New Ideas for a Euro-Mediterranean Industrial Policy. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00677-8_10.
Full text
2
Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov, Daniel Halvarsson, Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall, and Alexander McKelvie. "Do Targeted R&D Grants toward SMEs Increase Employment and Demand for High Human Capital Workers?" In International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94273-1_10.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractMost previous studies on the employment effects of government R&D grants targeting SMEs are characterized by data-, measurement-, and selection problems, making it difficult to construct a relevant control group of firms that did not receive an R&D grant. We investigate the effects on employment and firm-level demand for high human capital workers of two Swedish programs targeted toward growth-oriented SMEs using Coarsened Exact Matching. Our most striking result is the absence of any statistically significant effects. We find no robust evidence that the targeted R&D grant programs had any positive and statistically significant effects on the number of employees recruited into these SMEs, or that the grants are associated with an increase in the demand for high human capital workers. The lack of statistically significant findings is troublesome considering that government support programs require a positive impact to cover the administrative costs associated with these programs.
3
Anthony, Anoo Anna, and Mary T. Joseph. "Firms Adapting to Global Marketplaces: Introduction." In SMEs in Indian Textiles. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137444578_1.
Full text
4
Lefebvre, Elisabeth, and Louis-André Lefebvre. "Innovative Capabilities as Determinants of Export Performance and Behaviour: A Longitudinal Study of Manufacturing SMEs." In Innovation and Firm Performance. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230595880_12.
Full text
5
Servais, Per, and Erik S. Rasmussen. "Sourcing by Born Global Firms." In Motivating SMEs to Cooperate and Internationalize. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315412610-14.
Full text
6
Bluhm, Katharina, and Rudi Schmidt. "Why Should the Varieties Literature Grant Smaller Firms More Attention? An Introduction." In Change in SMEs. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230227781_1.
Full text
7
Metsola, Jaakko, Lasse Torkkeli, Tanja Leppäaho, Pia Arenius, and Mika Haapanen. "Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs." In The Palgrave Handbook of Family Firm Internationalization. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66737-5_3.
Full text
8
Fife, Elizabeth, and Francis Pereira. "SMEs and the Internet." In Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises. IGI Global, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-146-9.ch015.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter provides in-depth profiles of two representative small firms and one medium-sized firm from a variety of industry sectors in order to delineate the workflow processes, cost structures, and other aspects about these companies that affect their e-commerce potential. We seek to identify specifically how SMEs can feasibly re-engineer and engage in e-commerce. We consider re-engineering internal business processes as a prerequisite for firms trying to move to e-commerce on the Internet. However, even after re-engineering has occurred, our primary data gathered from key cases—Schober’s Machine and Engineering, a small business that designs and builds custom-engineered machines; Castle Press, a small firm specializing in high-quality printing; and Dilbeck Realtors, a medium-sized real estate brokerage—all show that the value proposition for e-commerce still has yet to be realized.
9
Tawah, Regina Nsang. "Financing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Cameroon." In The Oxford Handbook of the Economy of Cameroon. Oxford University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192848529.013.35.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract This chapter presents an overview of the small and medium enterprises sector as well as the banking sector in Cameroon. Data from various sources show that the banking sector is highly concentrated and the majority of the interests are foreign. The banking sector serves about 15 percent of the population. The chapter further uses firm-level data from the 2016 World Bank Enterprise Survey on the characteristics of SMEs in Cameroon for some estimations to determine the effect of the characteristics of the firm on SMEs’ access to working capital in banks. The results show that the size of the firm, its legal status, and some foreign activities could improve access to bank finance for SMEs. A second regression to determine firm characteristics that affect access to investments revealed that firm size and legal status were the only statistically significant variables. Given that access to funding is significantly related to the size of the firm, medium to large firms have a clear advantage relative to smaller firms in obtaining the bank financing for both working capital and investment. SMEs in Cameroon will benefit from more opportunities to build relationships with the banks. The banks could carry out intentional outreach to SMEs for less formal activities and the government promotion apparatus could leverage their resources by adding connecting SMEs to the private sector banks since their presence is limited to a few cities.
10
Hernández-Linares, Remedios, María Concepción López-Fernández, and Laura Victoria Fielden Burns. "The Moderating Effect of Family Firm Status on the Entrepreneurial Orientation-Performance Relationship." In Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8479-7.ch004.
Full textAbstract:
Although management literature mostly reports a positive association between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance, it also recognizes that different business contexts may prompt different manifestations of entrepreneurial orientation. Considering that family firms constitute the backbone of most economies across the globe, and based on arguments from socioemotional wealth perspective, this research aims to examine the moderating effect of being a family firm on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. The empirical study is based on primary information obtained from the chief-executive-offices of 402 small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) from Portugal, a country located in southwestern Europe, and one that has been scantly investigated by the literature in the confluence between entrepreneurial orientation and family firms. Results show that the family firm status weakens the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance in the Portuguese SMEs.
Conference papers on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
1
Veganzones, David, and Eric Séverin. "ON THE INFLUENCE OF BANKING RELATIONSHIPS ON FRENCH SMES FAILURE." In Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future. Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics-Skopje, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47063/ebtsf.2020.0015.
Full textAbstract:
Small and medium firms are highly dependent on banks to finance their business activities. Thus, banking relationship may be crucial to overcome financial difficulties and to ensure their continuity. Accordingly, this paper investigates the influence of banking relationship on SMEs failure. In particular, four measures that firms can control to build their banking relationships and, that resemble standard variables from the literature on bank/firms relationships are evaluated: the breadth of relationships (number of banks), the relationship length(relationship duration), the relationship proximity (bank-firm distance) and, the relationship form (type of bank). Applying a logistic regression to a unique sample of 4960 French SME firms over the period 2013-2016, we evidence that banking relationships have a significant role on the SMEs likelihood of failure. More precisely, we find that multibank relationships, working with a small bank and relationship length are significantly negative correlated with SMEs failure. The opposite effect appears in bank-firm distance, which increases the SMEs probability of failure. Additionally, a corporate failure prediction model was built based on both financial ratios and banking relationship variables. The performance of this model was compared to a model based solely on financial ratios as predictive indicators. The results indicate that banking relationship variables possess prediction power to failure and enhance the performance of corporate failure models. Consequently, our findings are important from a policy perspective to further comprehend the role that banks play on SMEs failure.
2
Sheahan, Ann. "ValuePOLE: an ex-ante predictive revenue performance tool for NPD in SMEs." In 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2010. University of Twente, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268486638.
Full textAbstract:
Decision makers within SMEs face many competitive threats but also have a range of development opportunities available to them to advance the competitive position of their firm. These opportunities typically include development of new products and/or the improvement of their process performance. However it is very difficult to decide, ex-ante i.e. before-the-event, to which combination of new product development and/or improvement opportunities the SME should devote resources for the firm to maximise its economic performance. This is of strategic importance, given the limited resources available to SMEs. The ValuePOLE project addresses this challenge. ValuePOLE, a collaborative research project between academics and SME practitioners, is funded under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme, Research for the Benefit of SMEs. Its objective is to deliver a Model, an ICT Tool and a Methodology to answer this challenge for the SME decision maker so that they can maximise their competitive position with the minimum investment of resources. This paper describes the project as well as the results to date at the four SME case study firms.
3
Ali, Muhammad. "Exploring the Impact of Environmental Dynamism on the Organizational Structure and Strategic Posture." In 6th International Students Science Congress. Izmir International Guest Student Association, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.52460/issc.2022.011.
Full textAbstract:
This study describes the organizational structure, strategic posture, degree of differentiation, and integration in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in stable and dynamic environments. Results suggested that environmental dynamism impacts the organizational structure, level of differentiation and integration whereas, partial support was found between environmental dynamism and strategic posture. Moreover, firms were classified into seven clusters to study the internal dynamism of each firm based on its environment. It was found that each cluster holds a different firm's strategies to meet the demands of the external environment.
4
Roersen, M. J., A. J. Groen, and J. Kraaijenbrink. "A multidimensional decision-making model for internationalization of high-tech SMEs in transition economics." In 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008. University of Twente, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268580753.
Full textAbstract:
Until now, international entrepreneurship has mainly used stage theory, institutional theory, transaction cost economics and the resource-based view to explain or describe the internationalization of SMEs in transition economy context. Following recent literature we contend that these approaches are highlighting interesting elements of decision processes for internationalization, but are not yet enough managerial applicable because of the unidimensionality of these theories. We provide a model in four steps which enables multidimensional analyses of internationalization processes. In this the strengths and weaknesses in the strategic, economic, cultural and social network capital of the focal firm are assessed. Shortcomings in these capitals can be complemented by their partners to increase chances of successful internationalization. This article is a deductive study on three innovative Russian high-tech SMEs. The first case illustrates a clear fit with a potential partner, the second case describes a poor fit and in the third case the firm would not benefit from internationalization.
5
Pullen, Annemien, Petra de Weerd-Nederhof, Aard Groen, and Olaf Fisscher. "Configurations of external SME characteristics to explain differences in innovation performance." In 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008. University of Twente, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268488737.
Full textAbstract:
As SMEs need to focus on core competences for efficiency matters, they need to cooperate with external partners to compensate for other competences and resources. This is especially the case in the field of new product development, where SMEs face specific problems compared to large firms. Recognizing the increasing importance of collaboration, the question remains how to organize these external networks. The research is based in the social systems perspective and systematically builds a research framework for the description and analysis of the organization of new product development in networks from the point of view of the SME. Furthermore the research framework not only elaborates on the individual external SME characteristics as past research did, but it identifies combinations of external firm characteristics that are hypothesized to improve the overall innovation performance. The paper results in the central research question of “how to organize the interaction between actors (organizations) in order to successfully shift from the exploration stage (development) to the exploitation stage (commercialization) to achieve high innovation performance”. In addition several testable hypotheses are constructed from theory.
6
Karami, Azhdar. "An investigation on environmental scanning and growth strategy in high tech small and medium sized enterprises." In 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008. University of Twente, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268580687.
Full textAbstract:
The idea that environmental scanning can be a key factor to sustained competitive advantage calls for the integration of business strategy and environment. Not surprisingly, environmental scanning is widely viewed as the first step in the process linking strategy and environment. The main debate in strategy and environment is nowadays concerned with the primary importance of environmental scanning to strategy formulation and implementation. More specially, effective scanning of the environment is seen as necessary to the successful alignment of competitive strategies with environmental requirements and the achievement of outstanding performance in SMEs. This paper explores the above relationship in the British electronic manufacturing industry. It is based on the empirical evidence and the findings of a survey of 132 Chief Executive Officers’ (CEO) views on environmental scanning and strategy in SMEs. It is concluded that, there is a significant relationship between increasing the environmental scanning of the firm, and the success of the firm’s performance in small and medium sized manufacturing firms in electronic industry. Accordingly, because of dynamic aspect of electronic industry, obtaining information on several aspects of environmental sectors facilitates alignment between business strategy and environment.
7
Constantinides, Efthymios. "The Web 2.0 as marketing tool: Opportunities for SMEs." In 16th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2008. University of Twente, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268580514.
Full textAbstract:
The new generation of Internet applications widely known as Social Media or Web 2.0 offers corporations a whole range of opportunities for improving their marketing efficiency and internal operations. Web 2.0 applications have already become part of the daily life of an increasing number of consumers who regard them as prime channels of communication, information exchange, sharing of expertise, dissemination of individual creativity and entertainment. Web logs, podcasts, online forums and social networks are rapidly becoming major sources of customer information and influence while the effectiveness of traditional mass media is rapidly decreasing. Using the social media as a marketing tool is an issue attracting increasing attention. The hitherto experience is that large public corporations are more likely to make use of such instruments as part of their marketing and internal operations (McKinsey, 2007).The paper defines the Web 2.0 phenomenon and based on the experience of large corporations examines how SMEs could engage the various Web 2.0 instruments in order to efficiently market their products, improve customer relations, increase customer retention and enhance internal operations.
8
Mets, Tõnis. "Creating Knowledge Transfer Environment: Case of Estonian Biotechnology SMEs." In 14th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2006. University of Twente, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268616042.
Full text
9
Michor, Lukas. "Configurations of new ventures and SMEs: a literature review of empirical research." In 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2018. University of Twente, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268473398.
Full textAbstract:
This article aims at analyzing configuration studies and their respective variable selection in the context of entrepreneurship and SMEs. New ventures as well as SMEs are both confronted with a high amount of dynamism and complexity. The configuration approach is well suited to capture that and allows researchers to model and analyze the performance and change of these ventures. This perspective focuses on identifying classifications of firms that resemble each other along mutual interactive dimensions (Short et al., 2008). In the first part, the theoretical background of this paper is presented. Following that, the existing configuration literature is reviewed. 34 articles meet the tight selection criteria, which determine an article’s inclusion. In a next step, the characteristics of the whole sample are discussed and the variable selection of the papers is analyzed in detail. Similarities as well as varieties between the different articles are highlighted and if available the reasoning behind the variable selection is also presented. In order to provide a systematic overview, the variables are categorized in four domains (person, structure and resources, strategy, environment), which encompass contextually related variables. It shows that strategy and environment are the two domains, which were examined most often. More than 90% of the analyzed articles incorporated variables within these domains. However, not even half of the studies focused on the person. Furthermore, factors that are intensively discussed in entrepreneurship literature but were not included in any study are described in this paper.
10
Stawasz, Edward. "SMEs innovation and job creation potential in the shadow economy context." In 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference, HTSF 2010. University of Twente, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.268486238.
Full textReports on the topic "Smeets (Firm)"
1
Cerda, Maikol, David Cervantes, Paul Gertler, et al. Covid-19 Pandemic and SMEs' Performance in Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004720.
Full textAbstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic generated a large negative external shock to the global economy. Businesses worldwide were affected by economic, health, and mobility restrictions that impacted consumers ability to access goods and services and firms profitability and survival rates. In this paper, we study the economic performance of Latin American MSMEs during the pandemic using disaggregated and high-frequency administrative banking deposits and income data from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru. We observe a sharp short-term decline in firm earnings due to the implementation of lockdowns during the second half of March 2020. We show this decline had a heterogeneous impact by economic sector, firm size, and transaction type (in-person vs. online). Focusing on financial technology adoption by studying the migration from in-person to online banking transactions, we find that MSMEs managed to recover revenues to pre-pandemic levels in early 2021 thanks to an increased share of online transactions and that industries facing higher physical exposure to the public (e.g., retailers) experienced a more considerable decline and a slower recovery.
2
Morais, Bernardo, Gaizka Ormazabal, José-Luis Peydró, Mónica Roa, and Miguel Sarmiento. Forward Looking Loan Provisions: Credit Supply and Risk-Taking. Banco de la República, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32468/be.1159.
Full textAbstract:
We show corporate-level real, financial, and (bank) risk-taking effects associated with calculating loan provisions based on expected—rather than incurred—credit losses. For identification, we exploit unique features of a Colombian reform and supervisory, matched loan-level data. The regulatory change induces a dramatic increase in provisions. Banks tighten all new lending conditions, adversely affecting borrowing-firms, with stronger effects for risky-firms. Moreover, to minimize provisioning, more affected (less-capitalized) banks cut credit supply to risky-firms— SMEs with shorter credit history, less tangible assets or more defaulted loans—but engage in “search-for-yield” within regulatory constraints and increase portfolio concentration, thereby decreasing risk diversification.
3
Caglio, Cecilia, R. Matthew Darst, and Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan. Risk-Taking and Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence from Loans to SMEs and Large Firms. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w28685.
Full text
4
Lenhardt, Amanda. Private Sector Development Finance to Support the ‘Missing Middle’. Institute of Development Studies, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.106.
Full textAbstract:
Evidence indicates that business support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in lower middle-income countries (LMICs) can improve firms’ performance, create jobs, and have a positive effect on labour productivity (Piza et al., 2016). The impacts of some approaches to private sector finance such as traditional loans, grants and technical assistance have been studied empirically, but there is limited evidence of the impacts of non-traditional and innovative financing instruments (Mallen & Bungey, 2019; Piza et al., 2016). Studies of financial instruments to support SMEs in LICs and LMICs tend to focus on particular markets or adaptations to traditional funding models rather than targeted outcomes such as sustainable employment creation (Mallen & Bungey, 2019). This report explores evidence on the effectiveness of financing options available to bilateral donors to promote private sector development (PSD) in LIMCs, however the evidence base for most financing instruments is extremely limited and much of the evidence is more than 5 years old. The report seeks to provide a (non-comprehensive) list of available Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) eligible options and a more detailed examination of those options for which evidence was identified for this review. An open search for evidence on PSD interventions to support SMEs in LMICs and LICs was carried out, followed by a targeted search of interventions seeking to support medium-sized enterprises (the ‘missing middle’) in Zambia specifically. The report begins with a brief overview of the ‘missing middle’ challenge in Zambia. Section 3 explores recent trends in bilateral finance for PSD. The remaining sections of the report explore available evidence on the effectiveness of specific interventions: credit guarantees, matching grants, equity investment and permanent capital vehicles, mezzanine finance, and funds of funds.