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Supplier selection in small- and medium-sized firms

American Journal of Business, 2016
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine supplier selection among small- and medium-sized firms in the US textile and apparel industry. For small- and medium-sized firms, one powerful method of improving the firm’s competitiveness in the dynamic business environment is through strategic approach of supplier selection, which ...
Jin Su, Vidyaranya B. Gargeya
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Technology Licensing and the Small and Medium-Sized Firm

European Small Business Journal, 1983
Julian Lowe and Nicholas Crawford, of the Department at the University of Bath, England, carried out the research for this paper with the help of finance from the Leverhulme Trust. The position of small and medium-sized firms with respect to new product development presents an interesting paradox.
J. F. Lowe, N. K. Crawford
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Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms

Management Decision, 2002
Little attention has been paid to the strategy‐making processes of small and medium‐sized firms (SMEs), or to the effectiveness of strategic planning in the SME sector. Planning often fails because of implementation problems often associated with SMEs’ lack of capability to determine and overcome potential barriers to strategic planning.
Nicholas O’Regan, Abby Ghobadian
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Small and Medium-Sized Firms, Financial Strategy and Institutions in Italy

2008
The present study explains both capital-structure and debt-maturity choices for small and medium-sized Italian firms in terms of institutional differences at the local level, taking into consideration local financial development, the effectiveness of the local enforcement system, and other firm-specific characteristics.
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Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Firms and Technological Innovation

Management Decision, 1978
Introduction Governments in Western Europe are showing an increasing interest in the welfare of small and medium sized manufacturing firms (SMEs) and in the generation of new technology‐based small firms. There are a number of reasons for this, two of the most important being:
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[Small and medium sized firms management]

1997
Cet ouvrage reprend les divers aspects de l'économie et de la gestion des PME : démographie d'entreprises, nature de la PME, apport des différentes disciplines de gestion à la compétitivité des petites et des moyennes entreprises. L'accent est mis sur les toutes petites entreprises, et sur la démarche entrepreneuriale, création et aides diverses.
Marchesnay, M., Fourcade, C.
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Technology Strategy in Small and Medium-Sized Firms

1990
There is a wide literature on the role small and medium-sized firms (SMFs) play in technological development. Rothwell (1988) argues that SMFs are increasingly important in the process of technological innovation. Pavitt (1988) also argues that SMFs are significant contributors to innovation.
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