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Small and Medium sized Enterprises’ Collaborative Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Boundary Spanning Individual Perspectives [PDF]

, 2018
Boundary-spanning individuals (BSIs) play a critical role in supply chain management, especially in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) where interactions with buyers and suppliers can depend heavily on just a few individuals. This study, utilizing
Ha, B., Lee, T., Son, B.G.
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From Materials to Systems: Challenges and Solutions for Fast‐Charge/Discharge Na‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically analyzes the key characteristics limiting the fast‐charge/discharge capability of Na‐ion batteries (SIBs) from a multi‐scale perspective encompassing electrode materials, the electrode‐electrolyte interface, and the system. Furthermore, it presents practical solution strategies for the fundamental issues arising at each scale,
Bonyoung Ku, Sangbin Park, Sunha Hwang, Sunghyun Lim, Won‐Sub Yoon, Jongsoon Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

EMPIRICAL STUDY ON SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL EQUILIBRIUM OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN ROMANIA [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
The study investigates the main determinants of short-term financial equilibrium for 121 small and medium sized enterprises from the Romanian market during the period 2013‒2022, operating in industries such as the manufacturing of textile, furniture ...
BĂTRÂNCEA LARISSA , CHERMEZAN LEONTINA   +1 more
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Mitigate cross-market competition caused by the risk of uncertainty and improve firm performance through business intelligence

Heliyon
In the face of various risks and uncertainties including political instability, technological advancements, and natural disasters, businesses involved in cross-market activities are encountering a more competitive environment. This study investigates the
Xueliang Han, Tsung Xian Lin, Xiao Wang
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Family ownership, innovation and other context variables as determinants of sustainable entrepreneurship in SMEs: An empirical research study [PDF]

This study focuses on the prediction of sustainable entrepreneurship, that is, behavior which demonstrates a firm’s concern about the natural environment, especially among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Using a random sample of 382 Dutch SMEs
Gerrit de Wit, Lorraine Uhlaner, Marta Berent-Braun, Ronald Jeurissen   +3 more
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Job flows in Italian SMEs: a longitudinal analysis of growth, size and age [PDF]

, 2010
The paper proposes an empirical investigation of job flows for continuing manufacturing firms in Italy from 1996 to 2004 using high quality data on work forces and other characteristics of the firm.
Corsino, Marco, Gabriele, Roberto, Trento, Sandro   +2 more
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Transforming manufacturing to be ‘good for planet and people’, through enabling lean and green thinking in small and medium-sized enterprises

Sustainable Earth, 2019
BackgroundThe United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals remind us of the urgent need for every business to operate in ways that are good for planet and people.
H. Caldera, H. Caldera, C. Desha, L. Dawes   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal, Cristina Sanz‐Cuadrado, Kiane Alves e Silva, Luis Narvarte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generative Artificial Intelligence Shaping the Future of Agri‐Food Innovation

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Emerging use cases of generative artificial intelligence in agri‐food innovation. ABSTRACT The recent surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI), typified by models such as GPT, diffusion models, and large vision‐language architectures, has begun to influence the agri‐food sector.
Jun‐Li Xu, Dimitrios Argyropoulos, Tamíris da Costa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs [PDF]

This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs ...
Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim, Ahmed, Shamsuddin, Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Taha, Zahari   +3 more
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