The evaluation of profitability performance appears an important lesson for our managers. Numerical measures of performance are valuable tools, but their use must be kept in perspective. It is short-sighed to manage strictly by the numbers. Executives need to take broader, more qualitative view...

Development of small and medium enterprises is among the priorities of the economic development in Slovakia. The most important development factor is the establishment of a favourable business environment, requiring simplification and a more transparent legislation, reduction of administrative...

Industrial parks play significant role in the economical development of every country. They create space for attracting foreign investors, producing various products and services, create favourable conditions for development of small and medium enterprises, while applying modern technologies and...

Business incubators began in the 1960s and really took off in the late 1990s as support for start up companies who need advice and venture capital to get their ideas off the ground. The role of business incubators is to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through...

Small and medium enterprises represent a substantial part of the economy in developed countries. In OECD countries small and medium enterprises represent more than 95 per cent of the total number of enterprises, their share on employment varies between 60 and 70 per cent. The aim of the article...

Aufgrund der Erfahrungen unserer Geschäftsberatungs- und Forschungstätigkeit im vergangenen Jahrzehnt kann festgestellt werden, dass das Change- Management seit der Wende ein aktuelles Thema und Aufgabe in Ungarn ist. Die Änderungen betrafen die ungarischen Unternehmen und Unternehmungen in...

In der Umfrage wurde die Antwort gesucht, wie die Unternehmen ihre Situation im Vergleich zu den Konkurrenten sehen. Die Fragestellungen über das Prinzip Benchmarking richteten sich auf die Marktposition, und –aktivität, Technisches Umfeld, Organisations- und Managementtätigkeit und auf...

An SME is able to cope with the global challenge if it runs reliable, balanced and high-standard operation in its business. There are different possible management methods for increasing the competitiveness of SMEs. In the last few years competitiveness of SMEs isalso analyzed on state level. It...