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European Microfinance – Relevance, Efficiency And Impact

open access: yesComparative Economic Research, 2015
Microfinance aims at providing basic financial services such as loans, savings and insurance to socially and financially excluded persons and microentrepreneurs.
Joanna Fila
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How can SMEs benefit from big data? Challenges and a path forward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Big data is big news, and large companies in all sectors are making significant advances in their customer relations, product selection and development and consequent profitability through using this valuable commodity. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Ahlemeyer-Stubbe   +28 more
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Music Festivals as Social Venues: Method Triangulation for Approaching the Impact of Self-Organised Rural Cultural Events

open access: yesArts
The SIKUL research project examines the case of a self-organised music festival, which is understood as a social innovation in the field of arts and culture, in order to answer the following question: What effects do social innovations in arts and ...
Milena Kriegsmann-Rabe   +2 more
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About farmers’ bargaining power within the new CAP

open access: yesAgricultural and Food Economics, 2017
This paper examines the current setting of instruments aimed at rebalancing unequal market power in the food chain. Particular attention is given to horizontal integration possibilities for farmers, and organisations of farmers, as derogations to ...
Beatriz Velázquez   +2 more
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Space Weather Effects on Satellites

open access: yesAstronomy, 2023
The study presents a concise overview on the main effects on satellites due to space weather drivers compared to the well-known interplanetary, magnetospheric and ground-based consequences.
Rositsa Miteva   +2 more
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Top Benefits and Hindrances to Cloud Computing Adoption in Saudi Arabia: A Brief Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Information Technology Management, 2020
Cloud computing is an emerging concept of information technology that in many countries has an influence on many companies. The research was conducted to evaluate cloud computing adoption in Saudi Arabia; Benefits and hindrances for small and medium ...
Arwa Albelaihi, Nabeel Khan
doaj   +1 more source

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Framework for Systematic Literature Reviews

open access: yesInformation
Human-centered approaches are vital to manage the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education, where AI-driven applications can reshape teaching, research, and student engagement.
Thang Le Dinh   +3 more
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An assessment of the challenges of adopting and implementing IFRSS for SMEs in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesProblems and Perspectives in Management, 2016
The purpose of this study is to assess the challenges faced by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting and implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for SMEs in South Africa.
Sikhwari Rudzani, Manda David Charles
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Perception of Nigerian SMEs on electronic data interchange adoption [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The wide adoption of electronic data interchange (EDI) by the SMEs is important for the success of the technology. A review of past EDI adoption literature indicates that past studies have focused mainly on large businesses.
Shehu Musawa, Maikudi
core  

Market entry using country-of-origin intelligence in an emerging market. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore country of origin (COO) effects among Pakistani elite consumers and to use that knowledge as an intelligence base for SMEs considering entry into Pakistan.
Bamber, David, Khan, Hina
core   +1 more source

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