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Qahtani, Haitham Al, and Jayendira P. Sankar. "Impact of socio-economic dynamic of SMEs and large enterprises in GCC." Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development 8, no. 8 (2024): 5310. http://dx.doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i8.5310.

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This article emphasizes the importance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and large companies in driving economic growth. SMEs are labour-intensive and agile, creating more jobs, while large companies are capital-intensive and rely on technology, having more resources for research and development. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, SMEs contribute significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and job opportunities, while large companies dominate specific sectors. The research employs a multidisciplinary approach using an extensive literature review to summarize the current
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Dias, António, Lúcia Lima Rodrigues, Russell Craig, and Maria Elisabete Neves. "Corporate social responsibility disclosure in small and medium-sized entities and large companies." Social Responsibility Journal 15, no. 2 (2019): 137–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-05-2017-0090.

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PurposeCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) literature has focused mainly on larger firms. Only recently has discussion of the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in CSR emerged in research studies. Here we contribute to that growing discussion of CSR in SMEs by analyzing the disclosure practices of 57 Portuguese companies of different sizes (small, medium, large).Design/methodology/approachWe use stakeholder theory to identify the stakeholders that SMEs and large firms prioritize. By means of thematic content analysis and an index of disclosure (calculated according to co
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Matei, Mirela, and Marian Catalin Voica. "Some Considerations Regarding the Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurs in the European Union." International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management 2, no. 1 (2013): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsem.2013010103.

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The concept of corporate social responsibility is in constant development. It passes from the sphere of large transnational companies to the smaller sized companies, in the field of SMEs. Although SMEs don’t have the impact of great corporations, they have a duty to carry out social responsibility programs. An SME, as a singular unit, does not have the social impact of transnational corporations, but the large number of SMEs creates a social impact comparable to the one generated by large corporations. Due to competitive pressures, large transnational companies have outsourced some activities.
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VÄYRYNEN, HANNELE, NINA HELANDER, and TYTTI VASELL. "KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR OPEN INNOVATION: COMPARING RESEARCH RESULTS BETWEEN SMEs AND LARGE COMPANIES." International Journal of Innovation Management 21, no. 05 (2017): 1740004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919617400047.

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Knowledge co-creation and effective knowledge sharing boost innovativeness in companies. However, rapidly developing technologies and constant changes in the business environment challenge the companies’ practices for knowledge management (KM). The purpose of this paper is to compare the key KM practices and their effect on open innovation between the small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and the large companies, and as empirical focus, comparing them through quantitative survey and complementary qualitative interviews. The results indicate that large companies are more externally open to i
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Tomasi, Stella, and Xiaolin Li. "Influences of Search Engine Optimization on Performance of SMEs." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 13, no. 1 (2015): 27–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2015010103.

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Search engines have become an important channel for increasing SMEs' global reach as well as competing with larger companies. Therefore, SMEs are enhancing their business visibility through search engine optimization (SEO). With effective SEO techniques, small companies can appear ahead of large, well-known companies on search results. However, in addition increasing the ranking on a search engine results page (SERP), there may be other benefits that SMEs may enjoy while engaging in an SEO campaign. This study uses multiple firms as cases to illustrate how SEO initiatives can impact performanc
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Yang, Xu. "Different choice of strategic innovation among companies in China market." Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management 5, no. 2 (2014): 106–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jstpm-02-2014-0006.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the difference among foreign and domestic cosmetics firms in terms of types of strategic innovations they chose in the Chinese market, and the difference between domestic large-sized cosmetics firms and cosmetics small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) about types of strategic innovation they choose in the Chinese market. Design/methodology/approach – The independent-sample t-test was used to compare foreign and domestic cosmetics firms and domestic SMEs and large-sized cosmetics firms. Findings – Foreign and domestic cosmetics firms should not
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Muksin, Mumuh. "MASA DEPAN PENGEMBANGAN USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UKM): PERSPEKTIF JARINGAN PERUSAHAAN DAN KEBIJAKAN." PAPATUNG: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik, Pemerintahan dan Politik 3, no. 1 (2020): 194–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.54783/japp.v3i1.56.

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We review policies that support SMEs in various fields. Our review shows that opinions suggesting that subsidizing SME activities (different from some company activities regardless of size) is not economically justified. Nonetheless, it is widely recognized that SMEs suffer relative losses to large companies, especially in the area of ​​access to information and technology. We then study the possibilities offered by the network in helping SMEs deal with the losses they experience. Our research shows that there are benefits to companies from participating in networks. Furthermore, because netwo
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Bakos, Levente. "Research on Corporate Social Responsibility in Dangerous Industrial Environments." MACRo 2015 1, no. 1 (2015): 245–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/macro-2015-0024.

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AbstractThe paper presents the results of a study in Tîrgu Mures Region (Romania) on large companies regarding the CSR and health concerned activities. Based on a wider, previous, research on SMEs, the objective of the present study is to compare the CSR concerns and attitude on health issues of SMEs and large industrial companies where dangerous technologies are used. We assumed that the knowledge about the CSR and the health concerns are far more developed in the case of the large industrial companies.
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Wielgórka, Dariusz. "Technological tools KM and innovation in SME enterprises." European Conference on Knowledge Management 24, no. 2 (2023): 1462–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/eckm.24.2.1306.

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Knowledge management has emerged over the past decade as one of the key issues at the heart of modern organisations. Knowledge management as a process that supports an organisation in finding, selecting, organising and disseminating relevant information and expertise, essential for activities such as problem solving, learning, strategic planning and decision making. Knowledge management is an emergent system of organisational design and operational principles, processes, organisational structures, applications and technologies that help knowledge workers increase their creativity and ability t
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Davies, Peter T. "Innovation Gateways for SMEs." Industry and Higher Education 9, no. 1 (1995): 36–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095042229500900107.

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The Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick in the UK has worked with large and small companies, but links with the large companies have been easier to establish and sustain. Various methods have been tried over the years to interact significantly with small and medium-size enterprises and have met with varying success. However, the current SME Programme synthesizes all the successful elements and is proving a coherent and well received approach. In this article, Peter Davies sets out the main principles and activities of the Programme, which combines technology innovation and
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "SMEs and Large Companies"

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Prytz, Dagny, Synne Flakstad, and Lisa Marie Ovea Gjertsen. "How and Why do Companies Perform Open Innovation? : -a comparative study of Norwegian SMEs and large companies." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-24830.

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The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how and why Norwegian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), compared to large Norwegian companies, implement Open Innovation strategies. The emphasis is on the companies? approach to Open Innovation, the Open Innovation processes they carry out and the advantages they can obtain trough Open Innovation. Few researchers have focused on Open Innovation in a SMEs context and even fewer have addressed similarities and differences between SMEs and large firms that implement the strategy. In addition there is almost no research conducted about
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Al-Ghenaimi, Ali A. H. "Collaborative Arrangements and the State of Trust between SMEs and Large Companies in Mandated Business Interactions." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17391.

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The focus of this study is to explore trust between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large companies in interorganizational relationships (IORs) that are mandated by government policy. Due to the important contribution made by SMEs to national economies and to the fact that their growth is pivotal for entrepreneurial activities, many governments have made significant efforts to enhance their performance. However, SMEs are constrained by their lack of resources and experience. Some countries have required large companies to collaborate with SMEs to overcome these constraints. Whi
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Villa, Giacomo Gherardo. "The influence of different innovation enablers on the adoption of Industry 4.0 by SMEs and large companies. : A comparative case study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355457.

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This research uses a comparison among seven different case studies to study how different innovation enablers leading to Industry 4.0 have different effect on different sized companies. To do so, the seven companies taking part in the study are divided between SMEs and large companies. In order to develop the framework which is then deployed to the companies in the form of a self-assessing questionnaire along with open questions, relevant literature from both the study of innovation adoption and Industry 4.0 is used. The findings of the study, which due to respondents’ availability is limited
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Tian, Michael Jiaming. "Comparative study on making loans to large companies and SME's in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80681.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2013.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-45).<br>The SME financing problem in China has been widely acknowledged during the recent financial crisis. The SMEs compose 99% of all registered enterprises and employ more than 60% of labors in China. They contributed significantly to the economic vitality, as well as to ensuring stable employment and sustainable development of China. However, the SMEs have been short of external funding because they are considered to
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Masinde, Catherine Kadenyeka Madete. "Developing SMEs through large firm-small firm linkages." Thesis, Durham University, 1994. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/694/.

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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 ap
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Favaron, Sara <1997&gt. "DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN COMPANIES: A STUDY ON FOOD INDUSTRY’S SMEs." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/20813.

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Digital Transformation (DT) is a key word in the business field. Recognizing its importance, this elaborate is a journey into the theme of digitalization. It gives an overview about the phenomenon of digital transformation and it focuses on how technologies help the relationship between the company and its customers. The aim of the paper is to understand the level of digitalization of food industry’s small and medium enterprises. It is important to dive into this field as food is fundamental for Italian economy and almost all firms operating in the food industry are SMEs. Generally, smaller en
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Mehra, Vikram. "Online Marketing in Small and Medium sized companies." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-76923.

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Online marketing plays a significant role in business and the World Wide Web has proven to become a platform for success for many enterprises and industries. The advantages that comes with the use of the internet platform for the marketing goods and services makes it imperative for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt, in order to stay competitive in the fast changing global market. The main objective of this study is to explore the dynamics of the Internet in connection with (SMEs). The case study approach is used in this study. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis of the internet
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Onyido, Tuchukwu Ben C. "Developing SMEs towards environmental businesses : a study of sustainable building energy service companies." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638452.

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As business organisations, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constantly strive to achieve success in the form of good financial performance, expansion and growth, and positive corporate reputation. However, growing concerns about climate change and other environmental and social issues require companies to have a socio-environmental response as well. The term ‘Environmental Business’ describes the concept of a commercial organisation that provides environmental goods and/or services in such a way that it addresses intended environmental and social problems whilst avoiding the creation of new
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MASCHERPA, SERENA. "Born global companies as Market- Driven organisations: an empirical analysis." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/27829.

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In today’s highly competitive global markets, companies compete in conditions of extreme economic, technological and socio-political instability. In many countries, because of the globalisation of markets, advances in transportation and communications technologies and the convergence of technologies of digital communication, more and more small and medium sized companies are pursuing opportunities in global markets. Globalisation has increased the level of competition, weakening barriers to entry in several markets; technology has accelerated the speed of structural changes in demand, reducing
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Gimadeeva, Aysylu. "Marketing communication strategies for SMEs in Russian and Swedish companies: Implications for international entrepreneurship." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-31835.

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Books on the topic "SMEs and Large Companies"

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Cascini, Gaetano, ed. TRIZ Future Conference 2004. Firenze University Press, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/88-8453-220-5.

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TRIZ the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving is a living science and a practical methodology: millions of patents have been examined to look for principles of innovation and patterns of excellence. Large and small companies are using TRIZ to solve problems and to develop strategies for future technologies. The TRIZ Future Conference is the annual meeting of the European TRIZ Association, with contributions from everywhere in the world. The aims of the 2004 edition are the integration of TRIZ with other methodologies and the dissemination of systematic innovation practices even through SMEs: a
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Poutziouris, P. The financial affairs of UK SMEs: Family and private companies. Manchester Business School, 1998.

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G, Anderson David. Revitalizing large companies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1985.

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Poutziouris, Panikkos. The financial development of smaller private and public Ltd. companies (SMEs). Manchester Business School, 1999.

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McDougall, Gilles. Business strategies of SMEs and large firms in Canada. Industry Canada, 1997.

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Great Britain. Commission for Racial Equality. Large companies and racial equality. Caxton House Press, 1995.

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Frericks, Sebastian. Downfall of Large German Listed Companies. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24999-1.

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Smyser, Jeffrey. Large companies and local employment development. OECD, 1989.

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Collier, Paul. Audit committees in large UK companies. Research Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 1992.

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Office, Energy Efficiency. Monitoring and targeting in large manufacturing companies. Department of the Environment, 1994.

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Book chapters on the topic "SMEs and Large Companies"

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Rico, Sergio, Felix Dobslaw, and Lena-Maria Öberg. "Starting Collaborations Between SMEs and Researchers in Software Engineering." In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53227-6_16.

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AbstractIn software engineering research, academia-industry collaboration is predominantly understood as partnerships between academic institutions and large companies. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are vital contributors to the industry, and they are numerous. Their unique preconditions and challenges differentiate their collaboration dynamics from larger corporations. We seek to identify guiding principles and practices for initiating collaborations between researchers and SMEs. Through a meta-synthesis approach drawn from two systematic literature reviews, we introduce a collabo
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Fitzky, Isabella, Christina Lang, and Guido H. Baltes. "What Can SMEs Learn from Universities?: Transferring Entrepreneurship Education Knowledge from the University to the Corporate World." In FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28559-2_14.

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AbstractTimes of high dynamic and growing new knowledge demand for entrepreneurial education and university engagement. Higher education institutions (HEIs) have established intensive knowledge and resources about entrepreneurial education and relating activities and formats over the last years. As smaller companies (SMEs) are increasingly experimenting with entrepreneurship, they seem to struggle with setting up entrepreneurial activities within their established corporate strategy and innovation structures. It is beneficial for them to collaborate with higher education institutions to minimi
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Seyfried, Stefan, Lukas Nagel, and Matthias Weigold. "Empirical Investigation of Climate Neutrality Strategies of Companies in Industrial Production." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_111.

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AbstractThe goal of climate neutrality gains importance in the strategic focus of companies. When it comes to strategies for climate neutral production, different companies pursue a variety of approaches. These range from pure compensation approaches to the complete replacement of fossil energy sources. As part of an empirical study, the approaches toward climate neutrality of 50 companies were analyzed. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies were included in the study. Differences already arise from a different understanding of the term climate neutrality. Accordin
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Reicher, Regina, and Daniel Simon. "Difficulties and advantages of internationalization in the Hungarian SME sector." In Green and Digital Transitions. Szegedi Tudományegyetem, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/gtk.gdtgiss.2024.9.

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With globalization and the technological advancements of the 21st century, more and more organizations are utilizing the advantages of cross-border operations and global value chains. However, despite the fact that the SME sector forms the backbone of the Hungarian economy, the sector often faces difficulties of survival as smaller, only locally operating business are outperformed by large multinational companies flooding the market with more optimal, highly cost-effective supply chains. Research conducted within the Hungarian SME sector shows that internationalized small and medium sized busi
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Jeannet, Jean-Pierre, Thierry Volery, Heiko Bergmann, and Cornelia Amstutz. "Marketing and Sales Processes." In Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6_13.

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AbstractNot different from many other, larger companies, marketing and sales processes at SMEs have undergone constant changes. The chapter details how SMEs dealt with the tension between marketing and sales, how they differentiated in B2B vs. B2C environments. For B2C companies, global brand building becomes important. All firms, regardless of industry environment, had constantly professionalized the marketing process. Choosing a product or company name can be crucial in a global environment. In the B2B environment, marketing and selling differ from the consumer markets and are focused more o
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Wöll, Valéry, and Rozália Sulíková. "A Comparison of the Strategies of SMEs and Large Companies in the Field of Occupational Safety." In Studies in Systems, Decision and Control. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27506-7_12.

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Jeannet, Jean-Pierre, Thierry Volery, Heiko Bergmann, and Cornelia Amstutz. "Leveraging Local Competitiveness." In Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6_22.

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AbstractHow do SMEs, competing for global export markets, remain competitive when operating, to a large extent, from Switzerland, one of the world’s most expensive countries? Data compiled annually by the IMD World Competitive Report document that the cost of a single hour of labor in Switzerland is one of the highest in the world, while at the same time productivity per hour is also one of the highest, partially mitigating any cost disadvantage. Ricola, the herbal candy maker, serves as an example of a highly automated production practice that many companies have adopted.
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Klotz, Patrick, and Barbara Eisenbart. "SMEs Talk—Startups Walk: How Startups Can Benefit from the Use of a Digital Maturity Model for SMEs as Part of Digital Transformation?" In Start-up Cultures in Times of Global Crises. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53942-8_5.

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AbstractPurpose—While digital transformation has been widely implemented in large corporations, there is a big potential for startups and SMEs that are lagging behind in utilizing this opportunity. This chapter aims to raise awareness among startups and SMEs about digital transformation by developing a digital maturity model adopted, especially for international distributed work. The model serves as a framework for startups and SMEs to understand which dimensions influence and are important for digital transformation, and what specific questions are relevant for each of the dimensions.Design/m
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Waage, Malin, Bjørn Christian Weinbach, and Øyvind Heimset Larsen. "Digital and AI Maturity of Enterprises in Sogn Og Fjordane, a Rural Region of Norway." In AI, Data, and Digitalization. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53770-7_13.

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AbstractThis paper, which is based on results of a questionnaire sent out to employees, aims to evaluate the level of digital and artificial intelligence (AI) maturity among businesses in a rural Norwegian region (Sogn og Fjordane), identify challenges, and recommend potential opportunities within important regional sectors. Western Norway’s Sogn og Fjordane is significantly dependent on its small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite the fact that many businesses in the area are aware of the benefits of using data and AI, implementing these technologies into their daily operations seem
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Jeannet, Jean-Pierre, Thierry Volery, Heiko Bergmann, and Cornelia Amstutz. "International Sales and Distribution Strategies." In Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6_12.

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AbstractThis chapter covers the history of the international market development of the researched firms and in addition how these companies established agent networks, built sales subsidiaries worldwide, or enlisted partnerships, and how they reacted to constantly changing market developments requiring adjustments in their distribution networks. The early founders of Swiss SMEs engaged in extensive travel to promote their companies at a time when the transport infrastructure was still rudimentary. Distributors and agent networks were built and still maintained by smaller companies, at times ex
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Conference papers on the topic "SMEs and Large Companies"

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Liu, Christian Gang, Peter Bodorik, and Dawn Jutla. "Smart Contracts for SMEs and Large Companies." In 2024 IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (VCC). IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/vcc63113.2024.10914418.

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Igboanusi, Chinemerem Callistus, and Ikechi Saviour Igboanusi. "Blockchain-Enabled Fleet Management System for Large Transportation Companies." In 2024 IEEE SmartBlock4Africa. IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/smartblock4africa61928.2024.10779540.

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Dranko, Oleg. "The Indicative Plan Models: Industries and Companies." In 2024 17th International Conference on Management of Large-Scale System Development (MLSD). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mlsd61779.2024.10739516.

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Mattila, Susanna, Sari Tappura, and Elli Karttunen. "Promoting Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-Being in SME Manufacturing Companies." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002645.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the EU economy and account for a large number of employment opportunities. Improvements in the working conditions and well-being of employees in SMEs are crucial for the development of businesses, societies, and workers. This study investigated and developed the safety, health, and well-being (SHW) of employees in SME manufacturing companies. The proposed company-specific development process involved four companies and consisted of an e-survey, interviews, and a workshop. Both employers and employee representatives participat
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Liu, Jie, and Weihui Dai. "Informatization of large enterprises and SMEs in China: An empirical comparing two companies." In 2010 4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (DEST). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/dest.2010.5610649.

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Sponerova, Martina. "FINANCIAL DISTRESS PREDICTION FOR MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL COMPANIES." In NORDSCI Conference Proceedings. Saima Consult Ltd, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32008/nordsci2021/b2/v4/18.

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"A large number of studies on bankruptcy prediction are published every year. The topic of SME failure prediction has evolved over the past decades into a relevant research area that has grown exponentially across many disciplines, including finance and management, for obvious reasons. This has been motivated by the massive toll on SMEs caused by the global crisis of 2007-2009, the recent COVID-19 crisis and the resulting need to update indicators of SME failure. Many authors during the last fifty years have examined several possibilities to predict business failure. They have studied bankrupt
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Győri, Zsuzsanna, Regina Zsuzsánna Reicher, and Anita Kolnhofer-Derecskei. "The Emergence and Relevance of Different CSR Motivational Factors Among Hungarian SMEs." In 8th FEB International Scientific Conference. University of Maribor Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/um.epf.5.2024.15.

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The paper aims to observe Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related motivations in the Hungarian small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. Literature on CSR distinguishes SMEs from large companies. Being closer to stakeholders, they have special motivational patterns and different possibilities. These features result in special mindset, vocabulary, and activities related to CSR. Based on the literature, we differentiate three types of motivational factors: the Friedmannian view, business case, and moral case. Within all three types, we separately handle incentives and disincentives
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RUSU, Daniel. "PERFORMANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SMEs." In International Management Conference. Editura ASE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/imc/2021/03.20.

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To date, most business management research has focused on large companies and has not taken into account the factor related to the size of companies. Much research in recent decades has studied the causal relationships with implications and antecedents of CSR application, debated definitions, and considered their scope and content. This study wants to analyze, in the contexts of SMEs, the theoretical frame of reference, the consequences as well as the antecedents of CSR in order to provide future empirical studies, a starting point. The results highlight aspects related to the possible impact
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Alkatheeri, Haseena, Evangelos Markopoulos, and Hamdan Hamdan Al-qayed. "An organizational and operational capability and maturity assessment for SMEs in emerging markets towards the ESG criteria adaptation." In 10th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004075.

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SMEs are considered the backbone of every economy forming nearly 95% of the private sector globally. As they are mostly family businesses, start-ups or specialized enterprises, they operate mainly locally or regionally with a direct impact to the society, the, employment and the national economy. On the other hand, due to their limited size and operations they cannot afford the cost and effort needed for long term planning and strategy development that can secure the value, volume, reputation and recognition needed to attract investments. The ESG criteria can be considered as a privilege syste
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Ulrich, Patrick, and Mona Kratt. "Could digital technologies help improving management accounting in pandemic times?" In Corporate governance: A search for emerging trends in the pandemic times. Virtus Interpress, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cgsetpt15.

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In the field of management accounting, there is an enormous backlog of demand from a scientific and practical point of view around the topic of implementing new technologies to increase efficiency and effectiveness. This applies not only, but especially to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which have fewer human and financial resources than large companies. This research-in-progress article discusses potentials and implementation obstacles of new technologies in management accounting on the basis of an empirical survey among German SMEs from the year 2020
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Reports on the topic "SMEs and Large Companies"

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Monge-González, Ricardo. Innovation, Productivity, and Growth in Costa Rica: Challenges and Opportunities. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009270.

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This technical note presents a detailed review of Costa Rica's recent innovation policy. It discusses how far Costa Rica is from having innovation ecosystems (human networks that generate extraordinary creativity and output on a sustainable basis), and shows that the low innovative capacity of Costa Rican firms explains their low productivity, which in turn determines the moderate level of economic growth in the country. Among the main challenges that Costa Rica faces in moving toward an innovation-based economy, according to the evidence presented herein, is the low level of investment in res
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Zahoor, Sadaf, ed. Competitive, Profitable, New-normal SMEs. Asian Productivity Organization, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.61145/fyfp2313.

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SMEs are the backbone of the economy, accounting for more than 99% of all companies in the world, producing more than 50% of global GDP, and generating more than 60% of total employment. Despite their contributions to job creation, innovation, exports, and overall growth, SMEs face challenges that undermine their resilience. In this P-Insights report, Dr. Sadaf Zahoor analyzes the success factors of new-normal SMEs and shares recommendations on how others can evolve into more competitive, profitable enterprises.
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Li, Richard. Challenges facing European pharmaceutical SMEs. LegalOne Global Limited, 2025. https://doi.org/10.62436/a-1741138780788.

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The European pharmaceutical industry is a dynamic and vital sector, upheld by rigorous regulatory standards to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicinal products. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in this landscape, driving innovation and contributing significantly to economic growth. However, these companies often face disproportionate challenges when navigating the complex regulatory and compliance environment. The substantial costs, resource demands, and expertise required to meet regulatory obligations can be burdensome, potentially hindering innovation and mar
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Brun, Matthieu. Impact assessment of Bpifrance’s financial support to SMEs’ innovation projects. Fteval - Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2022.555.

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This paper evaluates the economic impact of Bpifrance’s financial programmes to support SMEs’ Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), called individual aid for innovation (IA). It focuses on the analysis of subsidies and zero-interest loans granted to SMEs over three years old during the period 2005-2018 in order to foster their RDI activity (R&amp;D expenses and spending related to the development of innovative products, processes or services) and economic growth (turnover, employment). We use a difference-in-differences methodology combined with a propensity score matching procedure to c
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Pietrobelli, Carlo, Lizbeth Navas-Alemán, and Marco Kamiya. Inter-Firm Linkages and Finance in Value Chains. Inter-American Development Bank, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011410.

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The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains as a possible way to enhance access to credit. However, much of the literature on value chains emphasizes issues of coordination and governance of those linkages and their effects on industrial upgrading with little mention to the financial implications for SMEs. This paper explores this gap by looking for evidence on the impact of SMEs' access to finance of inter-firm linkages and specifically interactions with large firms. Using original enterprise-level data in three differ
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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.

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Alvarez, Roberto, and Andrés Zahler. Export Mix Changes and Firm Performance: Evidence from Chile. Inter-American Development Bank, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011637.

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In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large firms and SMEs. To do that, we use detailed information of exported products by firms during the period 1995-2005. Our econometric results, which look at the impact of export product churning on firm performance, are heterogeneous by type of change inexport mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although our results suggest that this positive effect is only for SMEs. In terms of employment and sales, we find that
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Blanco, Roberto, and Sergio Mayordomo. Evidence on the impact of the public guarantee and direct aid schemes on Spanish firms during the covid-19 crisis. Banco de España, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53479/34592.

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After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic authorities in many countries took steps to support firms’ liquidity and solvency. This article analyses the effects of two such measures implemented by the Spanish authorities: the public guarantee schemes and direct aid. The results show that public guarantees were essential in enabling many companies to cover their main liquidity needs. In particular, this scheme was especially useful for SMEs and for companies operating in the sectors hit more severely by the health crisis, although it did not significantly alleviate the increased f
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Kirby, Carlos, and Nicolau Brosa. Logistics as a Competitiveness Factor for Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006899.

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The logistics industry is one of utmost relevance and principally serves as a motor of private sec-tor development and growth of the economic sectors of a country or region. A logistics industry that is efficient and accessible to everyone is a key element for companies in a country or region in general, and its small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular, to successfully compete in this new global context. Despite improvements in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, structural logistics problems persist, creating obstacles to exports for firms in the region, particula
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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.

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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 lock
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