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Research on small and medium-sized enterprises and sustainability

2021
Having set the scene and established some bridging points between business and sustainability, this chapter presents a strong case as to why the focus of this book should be on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While multinational enterprises (MNEs) have been highly visible under the environmental radar, and accordingly under increasing public
Factor, Aharon, Ulhøi, John Parm; id_orcid 0000-0002-2486-8010, Romm, Norma   +2 more
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Open Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Abstract Open Innovation (OI) has proven to be important for the survival and growth not only of large corporations and multinationals but also of small firms and medium-sized enterprises. The way small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have to organize and manage OI is also different from that of large companies.
Radziwon, Agnieszka; id_orcid 0000-0001-8491-6590, Vanhaverbeke, Wim   +1 more
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Security Culture in Small and Medium-Size Enterprise

2010
The information society depends ever-increasingly on Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs), and these systems have become vital to SMEs. However, ISMSs must be adapted to SME’s specific characteristics, and they must be optimised from the point of view of the resources which are necessary to install and maintain them.
Luis Enrique Sánchez, Antonio Santos-Olmo, Eduardo Fernández-Medina, Mario Piattini   +3 more
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Work, Employment & Society, 1996
Though both of the above texts have as their primary focus the organisation of production in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in terms of intellectual style, the mode and level of analysis and the public policy prescriptions and ambitions of their authors, they contrast sharply. Nevertheless, the texts com plement each other.
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

2010
This chapter outlines the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The first focus is on the nature and importance of SMEs in Europe. The categorization of SMEs in the 1990s as well as today’s classification will be explained. This is followed by a detailed table of the new thresholds determined for SMEs within the European Union (EU).
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Evaluating it Usage in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2001
UK and European governments have recognised the small business sector as a key element in future economic prosperity. A vital element of enhancing the performance of this business sector is the integral use of Information Technology (IT) in order to foster an innovation culture.
D. T. Thomas, Albert Alderson, Hanifa Shah, D. J. Collins   +3 more
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Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2001
The workshop was led by Gunnar Ahlborg, and held on 24–26 January 2000 at the Office of the Swedish Trade Unions in Brussels.
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Knowledge management in small and medium-sized enterprises

Communications of the ACM, 2008
A balanced combination of management support, technology, and organizational structural factors is necessary for successful knowledge management program implementation.
Ivy Chan, Chee-Kwong Chao
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Collaboration Options for Small and Medium Size Enterprises

2008
Collaboration options for small and medium size enterprises interested in entering new markets while providing fast, efficient, reliable and customized transport solutions are in the main focus of this work. For automated selection of the most desirable collaboration options we propose employment of a decision support system, where all collaboration ...
Sylvia B. Encheva, Sharil Tumin
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Small/medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Competitiveness: A Global Perspective Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Journal of Enterprise and Business Intelligence, 2022
As the level of competition rises across industries, many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) find it difficult to adapt to the rapidly transforming marketplace, develop new products, and, if required, distinguish themselves in the eyes of consumers.
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