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What is the Role of Third Party Logistics (3PL) Partners in an Omni-Channel Strategy?

Fairchild, Alea M. - In: International Journal of Operations Research and … 7 (2016) 1, pp. 22-32

medium-sized enterprise (SME) is a substantial investment in both infrastructure and a trusted relationship. But do SME … suppliers know what they are looking for in an omni-channel strategy, and why? This article examines what characteristics an SME …

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The Network Manager and the Governance of Business Networks: Comparison with Managerial Figures in Management Literature

Tresca, Roberta - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 7 (2016) 4, pp. 35-46

Collaborating with other structures offers businesses – particularly smaller ones – excellent support to enable them to successfully face up to the challenges posed by globalised markets: by joining forces, creating systems and weaving networks of collaborative relationships with other...

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Fostering Environmental Performance Management within Indian SMEs

Nulkar, Gurudas - In: International Journal of Strategic Information … 7 (2016) 2, pp. 1-13

environmental impacts are more likely to be noticed while small and medium enterprises (SME) are largely ignored. With a small scale …

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Understanding Knowledge Management Spectrum for SMEs in Global Scenario

Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of Social and Organizational … 5 (2016) 1, pp. 1-15

Knowledge that exists within organization is a sustainable source of competitive advantage. Though enormous research on knowledge management (KM) has taken place, little focus has been on KM in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Globalization of supply chains, rapid technological advances,...

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Survival in the Digital Era: A Digital Competence-Based Multi-Case Study in the Canadian SME Clothing Industry

Vieru, Dragos; Bourdeau, Simon - In: International Journal of Social and Organizational … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 17-34

understanding of how DC can be conceptualized in an SME context. Drawing on the literatures on SMEs and DC and on the change agentry … DC archetypes of SME employees: Technical Expert, Organizer, and Campaigner. The results from a multi-case study of three …

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Towards a Framework to Improve IT Security and IT Risk Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

Mühe, Stephan; Drechsler, Andreas - In: International Journal of Systems and Society (IJSS) 4 (2017) 2, pp. 44-56

In this article, an IT risk management (ITRM) framework for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is designed and evaluated. The framework's objective is to provide an uncomplicated and accessible ITRM approach primarily aimed at SMEs without a dedicated ITRM. The framework combines essential...

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Der Beschäftigungsbeitrag kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen nach der EU-Definition / The Employment Contribution of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises According to the EU-definition : Erste Ergebnisse auf Basis des IAB-Betriebspanels für Deutschland / First Evidence Based on the IAB-Establishment-Panel for Germany

Engel, Dirk; Trax, Michaela - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 1, pp. 64-83

Summary Statements emphasizing the major contribution of the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for net job creation are quite frequent. Concerning the current definition of SMEs provided by the European Commission (EC), this paper makes a first attempt to approximate SMEs’ contribution...

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Implementing SA8000 certification standards : An analysis of managerial cognitive maps

Davoine, Eric; Gendre, Delphine - In: Society and Business Review 9 (2014) 3, pp. 258-275

(SA) 8000 certification process. The paper is based on a case study within a multinational small–medium enterprise (SME … the main actors of the certification process: the owner-manager of the SME and the certification manager. We collected … clearly the tensions existing between the CSR representation based on a social standard and the CSR representation of SME …

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Main difficulties hindering supply chain performance: an exploratory analysis at Uruguayan SMEs

Tanco, Martin; Jurburg, Daniel; Escuder, Matias - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 20 (2015) 1, pp. 11-23

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to create a list of supply chain (SC)-related difficulties based on the existing SC literature. It also presents an exploratory survey concerning the main difficulties which Uruguayan managers consider to have the most negative impact on their SCs....

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The learning organisation in small and medium‐sized enterprises : A destination or a journey?

Choueke, Richard; Armstrong, Roger - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 4 (1998) 2, pp. 129-140

This paper is a consequence of several years of research and management learning activity with small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), which focused on the development of the organisations and the concomitant development of managers within those organisations. The empirical study sample...

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