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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and Business Uncertainty Just Surviving or Thriving?
Research in this book enhances the understanding of small and medium-sized businesses as a result of unprecedented challenges presented to them. It...
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Adoption and performance outcome of digitalization in small and medium-sized enterprises
Digital transformation has a profound impact on businesses and various implications for firms. While some effectively navigate this digital shift,...
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Firm failure prediction for small and medium-sized enterprises and new ventures
New ventures and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engines that drive the development of the economy, productivity, and business....
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Government procurement contracts, external audit certification, and financing of small- and medium-sized enterprises
Entrepreneurs worldwide often face obstacles in financing their businesses, hindering their ability to grow. Government procurement offers an...
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Untangling the relationship between small and medium-sized enterprises and growth: a review of extant literature
The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increased in the recent years, particularly since 2007, with the intention to promote...
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Resilience Strategies for Risk and Crisis Management
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered particularly vulnerable to crisis situations due to their limited assets and resources as...
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External Resources and Innovation Management for Business Recovery of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises After Covid-19
This article analyzes a set of factors affecting the stability and development of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the post-Covid era including...
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How Management Control Systems Can Help Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Develop Resilience
Due to their limited resources, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often employ less formalized management control systems compared with...
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Adaptation of Portuguese Agricultural Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Digital Platforms
The age of digital transformation is upon us, characterized by the demands of the markets in which companies operate, with a view of responding more...
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Leveraging Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurial Orientation to Enhance Resilience in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Notwithstanding the importance of crisis management for all types of companies, assessing the success of these measures and their contribution to the...
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Small and medium-sized enterprises as technology innovation intermediaries in sustainable business ecosystem: interplay between AI adoption, low carbon management and resilience
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role as innovation intermediaries (IIs) in supply chains (SCs) by adopting emerging...
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Building dynamic capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises through relational embeddedness: evidence from China
In a highly volatile environment, i.e., the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) context, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can develop and adapt...
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No Resilience Without Partners: A Case Study on German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Context of COVID-19
Much research has been conducted on the effects of COVID-19 on company and supply chain resilience. However, few contributions have focused on small...
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Industry 4.0 and circular economy for emerging markets: evidence from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Indian food sector
The linear economic business model was deemed unsustainable, necessitating the emergence of the circular economy (CE) business model. Due to resource...
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Multiple criteria decision making and robust optimization to design a development plan for small and medium-sized enterprises in the east of Iran
This paper is based on a project of develo** small and medium-sized enterprises in South Khorasan, Iran. A combination of multiple criteria...
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Migrants, Language, and Internationalization of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Literature Review
In this chapter, we review previous research on migrants, language, and firm internationalization from the perspective of small and medium-sized...
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Sense or Sensibility? Managerial Sensemaking and Responsible Business Practices in International Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
International business today is increasingly stimulated to be conducted in a socially and environmentally responsible way. The United Nations’...
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Artificial intelligence and change management in small and medium-sized enterprises: an analysis of dynamics within adaptation initiatives
Given the increasingly significant role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global economy and the ever more competitive markets in...
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Causality of circular supply chain management in small and medium-sized enterprises using qualitative information: a waste management practices approach in Indonesia
Circular supply chain management (CSCM) is a promising way to achieve economic and environmental sustainability and address the waste problem....
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Adoption of Electronic Commerce by Portuguese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been operating in the context of an economic crisis,...