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Networking to accelerate the pace of SME innovations

Pourmand Hilmersson, Firouze; Hilmersson, Mikael - In: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (JIK) 6 (2021) 1, pp. 43-49

This paper investigates how the time to a firm's first innovation affects the continued pace of innovation and how the networking behaviour of the firm moderates this relationship. In doing so, the paper develops a relationship among three constructs: time to innovation, pace of innovation, and...

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The role of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Dutch economy: An analysis using an extended supply and use table

Chong, Stephen; Hoekstra, Rutger; Lemmers, Oscar; Van … - In: Journal of Economic Structures 8 (2019) 8, pp. 1-24

Firm size is increasingly acknowledged as an important factor for (macro-)economic policy. It is known that the overall importance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is different relative to large multinationals in terms of their impact on economic growth, exports and innovation. Yet...

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Building and development of an organizational competence for digital transformation in SMEs

González-Varona, José Manuel; López-Paredes, Adolfo; … - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 14 (2021) 1, pp. 15-24

organizational knowledge to advance the digital transformation of SMEs. Originality/value: The developed model is useful for SME …

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Improving the likelihood of SME survival during financial and economic crises: The importance of TMTs and family ownership for ambidexterity

Dolz, Consuelo; Iborra, María; Safón, Vicente - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 22 (2019) 2, pp. 119-136

. This study contributes to our understanding of the antecedents of SME ambidexterity by providing a theoretical model that …

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Factors influencing location choice and cluster pattern of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in cities: Evidence from Khulna City of Bangladesh

Rahman, S. M. Towhidur; Kabir, Ahsanul - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 9 (2019) 61, pp. 1-26

walking survey was conducted to identify the SME location pattern and a semi-structured personal interview was conducted to … collect data from manufacturing SME entrepreneurs to find why such patterns exist. A cross section qualitative multiple case … study design and pattern matching technique was applied to answer the research questions. The finding of the study shows SME …

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Determinants of export performance of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic

Karymshakov, Kamalbek - 2020

Increased participation in global value chains is firmly related to the engagement of local producers in international markets through increasing sales in these markets. This study aims to examine factors affecting export performance of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic. Empirical estimations based on...

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Success through trust, control, and learning? Contrasting the drivers of SME performance between different modes of foreign market entry

Holtgrave, Maximilian; Onay, Mert - In: Administrative Sciences 7 (2017) 2, pp. 1-24

Globalization and international competition have driven a large number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enter foreign markets. However, current knowledge on which factors determine SMEs' foreign market performance and secure their success is limited. Using empirical data on 280...

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Firm performance among internationalized SMEs: The interplay of market orientation, marketing capability and digitalization

Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Sorama, Kirsti; Viljamaa, Anmari; … - In: Administrative Sciences 8 (2018) 3, pp. 1-13

The ability to internationalize has become a competitive necessity for many firms, and one important for survival and growth in the era of globalization. At the same time, digitalization is transforming the locus of entrepreneurial opportunities and entrepreneurial practices, thus offering new...

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New product development from inactive problem perspective in Indonesian SMEs to open innovation

Prabowo, Rony; Singgih, Moses Laksono; Karningsih, Putu Dana - In: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and … 6 (2020) 1, pp. 1-20

. We used the particle swarm optimization approach for the decision making of several SME parameters with the profit … maximum profit. This study shows that differences were found in each type of SME, and these difference were related to the …

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Better be careful: The replenishment of ABS backed by SME loans

Fenner, Arved; Klein, Philipp; Mössinger, Carina - 2021

We investigate the replenishment of 102 asset-backed securities (ABS) backed by more than 1.7 million small- and medium-sized enterprise loans. Based on our extensive data set from 2012 to 2017 obtained from the first and only central loan-level repository for ABS in Europe, we reveal that loans...

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