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Participatory innovation in SMEs
Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference, 2010Several case studies in literature and handbooks about participatory design (PD) suggest that the use of emerging methods to generate user information is common practice. However, these authors address practices in academia or in leading companies and not necessarily the practice of the majority of product development companies. The mentioned companies
Christine De Lille, Jacob Buur
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Lean manufacturing for SMEs – A study with reference to SMEs
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2021SMEs which operates with moderate financial investments has many issues to overcome and sustain in the business. Lean manufacturing is been implemented by SMEs to solve different problems they face. The aim of this paper is to study the impact of lean manufacturing in small and medium enterprises SMEs.
G. Satheesh Raju +2 more
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2013
Today in the Information era, business’ communication with their customers strongly depends on how quickly, responsively and accurately a business is able to respond to customers’ queries, needs and demands. Conducted case study analysis of five small to medium enterprises (SMEs) identifies that SMEs require a system that would allow them to keep a ...
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Today in the Information era, business’ communication with their customers strongly depends on how quickly, responsively and accurately a business is able to respond to customers’ queries, needs and demands. Conducted case study analysis of five small to medium enterprises (SMEs) identifies that SMEs require a system that would allow them to keep a ...
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2016
Abstract Purpose: This chapter uses the different models developed in international business and the international experience of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to propose efficient ways of confronting globalization. Design/methodology/approach: The positive experience of SMEs in countries driven by the ...
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Abstract Purpose: This chapter uses the different models developed in international business and the international experience of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to propose efficient ways of confronting globalization. Design/methodology/approach: The positive experience of SMEs in countries driven by the ...
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2019
In this chapter, a study about how Italian SMEs understand and use FinTech technologies is presented. The study focuses on FinTech-aided banking services, in particular, due to the fact that these are, at present, the most widely used FinTech technologies available in Italy.
Stefania Marrara +3 more
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In this chapter, a study about how Italian SMEs understand and use FinTech technologies is presented. The study focuses on FinTech-aided banking services, in particular, due to the fact that these are, at present, the most widely used FinTech technologies available in Italy.
Stefania Marrara +3 more
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"Greening" SMEs' Competitiveness
Small Business Economics, 1998Over the last few years, public institutions, the market, the financial community and non governmental associations have explicitly demanded that firms improve their environmental performance. However, in spite of the strong pressure from external stakeholders, recent studies have highlighted the fact that only large corporations adopt a pro-active ...
R. BIANCHI, NOCI, GIULIANO
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International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering, 2018
This article describes that though there are few studies conducted on SMEs' life cycle, there are no studies specifically done around the globe with focus on electronic marketing approaches for SMEs. SMEs are flexible, so they can respond quickly to changing marketing requirements.
Neeta Baporikar, Rosalia Fotolela
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This article describes that though there are few studies conducted on SMEs' life cycle, there are no studies specifically done around the globe with focus on electronic marketing approaches for SMEs. SMEs are flexible, so they can respond quickly to changing marketing requirements.
Neeta Baporikar, Rosalia Fotolela
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International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance, 2019
The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) leads to cost reduction in processes and organizational effectiveness. The effective use of ICTs, however, greatly depends on their good governance, especially due to the impact generated by investments in information and communication ...
Rodrigo Franklin Frogeri +5 more
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The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) leads to cost reduction in processes and organizational effectiveness. The effective use of ICTs, however, greatly depends on their good governance, especially due to the impact generated by investments in information and communication ...
Rodrigo Franklin Frogeri +5 more
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Monash Business Review, 2008
A small business is not just a little big business. Andrew Pegler takes a look at the set of challenges that SMEs face in the present economic climate. Copyright 2008 Andrew Pegler. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
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A small business is not just a little big business. Andrew Pegler takes a look at the set of challenges that SMEs face in the present economic climate. Copyright 2008 Andrew Pegler. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
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The internationalisation of Portuguese SMEs
International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2007This paper begins with an overview of the history of Portuguese entrepreneurship over the last century. Next, the study analyses the importance of SMEs in actual competitive environment of international markets, investigating the case of the internationalisation of Portuguese businesses (processes, modes of entry, strategies and intentions and reasons ...
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