Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reveal the impact of strategic competitive innovation types on the financial performance of SMEs during a very critical period: the COVID-19 pandemic. Four strategic competitive innovation types are considered in this study: marketing innovation,...

This study compares the sustainability and innovation strategies implemented by SMEs in developed and developing countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research explores the impact of different innovation strategies on the profitability of SMEs to reveal the best innovation strategy that...

This study investigates the financial dimensions of family and non-family SMEs in Lebanon from 2005 to 2016. Based on 81 family SMEs and 45 non-family SMEs, the results reveal that family SMEs have outperform the non-family SMEs during economical and political instability period. In addition,...