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Haron, Hasnah, Ishak Ismail, Sobei Oda, Azah Abdul Jalil, and Nurul Khair Ishak. "Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan-Lessons Learnt." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 4 (April 1, 2015): 947–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.5947.

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Japan is a high income economy country and scored well in terms of CPI index. Since Malaysia’s intention is to move towards a high income economy there is much to learn from SMEs in Japan. A study was conducted on 17 SMEs in Japan and data collection includes survey and interviews. Amongst lessons learned are that SMEs in Japan place a great respect on seniority and they treat their business as one family. SMEs in Japan also place high importance on customer satisfaction, they do not believe in “quick wins” and will ensure that expansion of business is made progressively. They also view preserving traditional culture as one of their responsibility. One of the challenges they faced are the declining sales due to the lesser number of tourists in Japan and declining demand of traditional products. Success of SMEs in Japan is partly because of the ability of the government in Japan to “make the blue collars’ conditions equal to the white collars,” especially involving the expanded application of monthly-payment, life-time employment, seniority-based payment and promotion system in SMEs similar to large corporation.

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Azevedo, Américo, and António Almeida. "Grasp the Challenge of Digital Transition in SMEs—A Training Course Geared towards Decision-Makers." Education Sciences 11, no. 4 (March 29, 2021): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11040151.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe risk their competitiveness if they fail to embrace digitalization. Indeed, SMEs are aware of the need to digitalize—more than one in two SMEs are concerned that they may lose competitiveness if they do not adopt new digital technologies. However, a key obstacle is related with decision-makers’ lack of awareness concerning digital technologies potential and implications. Some decision-makers renounce digital transition simply because they do not understand how it can be incorporated into the business. Take into account this common reality, especially among SMEs, this research project intends to identify the skills and subjects that need to be addressed and suggests the educational methodology and implementation strategy capable of maximizing its success. Therefore, and supported by a focused group research methodology, an innovative training program, oriented to decision-makers, was designed and implemented. The program was conceived based on a self-directed learning methodology, combining both asynchronous lecture/expositive and active training methodologies, strongly based on state-of-the-art knowledge and supported by reference cases and real applications. It is intended that the trainees/participants become familiar with a comprehensive set of concepts, principles, methodologies, and tools, capable of significantly enhancing decision-making capability at both strategic and tactical level. The proposed programme with a multidisciplinary scope explores different thematic chapters (self-contained) as well as cross-cutting thematic disciplines, oriented to the Industry 4.0 and digital transformation paradigm. Topics related with Digital Maturity Assessment, Smart Factories and Flexible Production Systems, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence for Smarter Decision-Making in Industry and Smart Materials and Products, as well as new production processes for new business models. Each thematic chapter in turn is structured around a variable set of elementary modules and includes examples and case studies to illustrate the selected topics. A teaching-learning methodology centered on an online platform is proposed, having as a central element, a collection of videos complemented by a set of handouts that organize the set of key messages and take-ways associated with each module. In this paper, we present the design and practice of this training course specifically oriented to decision-makers in SME.

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Mohamed, Mohamed Ismail K. P. Hj Pakir, Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff, and Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi. "Bumiputra SMES Food Manufactures Halal Certification Challenges: A Review." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 3234–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11349.

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Pamadi, Mulia, Ishak Ismael, and Hasnah Haron. "The Effect of Enterprise Agility and Network Structure on Firms’ Performance in the Housing Industry." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 4 (April 1, 2015): 643–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.5918.

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of enterprise agility and network structure on firms’ performance in the housing industry with special reference to the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs play a key role in building and supplying low-cost houses for low-income people in Indonesia. The study uses a survey method. The data was collected from 379 SME housing developers which spread over 33 REALESTAT INDONESIA (REI) region chapters. Data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method with Lisrel Software as the measurement tool. SEM examines the causal effects among latent variables and the testing of hypotheses. This study is related to the national issue of housing backlog in Indonesia which is predicted to reach 15 million units in 2014. The findings show that the biggest contributors for low-cost housing in Indonesia are the SMEs who are members of REI. Majority of them are small-sized enterprises (SEs) which have limited organizational and resources. Results of the hypothesis tested indicates that the SME housing developers should have an ability of enterprise agility and able to develop its own network structure to acquire access to external resources in-order to enhance their firms’ performance.

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Hermawan, Iwan, and Ariyawan Pratama. "Applied Innovative Technologies for Kepeng Coins on Metal Crafts SMEs." Advanced Science Letters 22, no. 12 (December 1, 2016): 4045–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.8150.

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Fouad, Tamer Z., and Tajuddin Nur. "Planning for Wind Generator’ Projects: Product Service Framework for SMEs." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 11 (November 1, 2018): 8787–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12346.

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Alavi, Somaieh. "The influence of workforce agility on external manufacturing flexibility of Iranian SMEs." International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development 8, no. 1 (2016): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijtlid.2016.075185.

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Martínez Pérez, Sandra, Bárbara Fernández Robles, Julio Barroso Osuna, and Carmen Llorente Cejudo. "Young university students and techno-addiction. The use of social networks in their social-educational context." Digital Education Review, no. 39 (June 30, 2021): 105–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/der.2021.39.105-120.

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The use of Smartphones, Tablets and Social Networks has grown exponentially in recent years as a means of communicating, interacting, sharing and working collaboratively. Increasingly, young people are recognising that they are establishing a greater relationship with technologies for educational and leisure purposes, to meet new people, create new languages and even to become dependent on them. The aim of our study is to know, analyse and determine the degree of addiction of young people from twelve Spanish universities. To do this, we applied an adaptation of the "Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form" (SMAS-SF, Sahin, 2018) which was answered by 1870 students from seven Autonomous Communities (Andalusia, Asturias, Castile-Leon, Catalonia, Galicia, Murcia and the Basque Country). The results obtained show significant differences between the young people of the different Autonomous Communities; moreover, the students do not perceive themselves as people addicted to technology and social networks.

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Ahmad, Kamilah, Khairunnisah Othman, Shafie Mohamed Zabri, and Anisah Atan Yaakub. "Factors Associated with the SMEs Preferences Towards Islamic Banking Products and Services." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 6 (June 1, 2018): 4726–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11689.

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Tajuddin, Nur Ilyana Ismarau, Rusli Abdulllah, Yusmadi Yah Jusoh, and Marzanah A. Jabar. "Towards Developing Conceptual Model for Knowledge Integration Through Social Media Among SMEs." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 7 (July 1, 2018): 5224–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11707.

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Abu, Noor Hidayah, Mohd Fitri Mansor, and Hussen Nasir. "Formulation of a New Product Development Process Innovation Framework for Malaysian SMEs." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 8473–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9914.

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Dini, Paolo, Gabriella Lombardo, Robin Mansell, Amir Reza Razavi, Sotiris Moschoyiannis, Paul Krause, Andrea Nicolai, and Lorena Rivera Len. "Beyond interoperability to digital ecosystems: regional innovation and socio-economic development led by SMEs." International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development 1, no. 3 (2008): 410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijtlid.2008.019981.

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Dangi, Mohamad Ridhuan Mat, Razana Juhaida Johari, Aida Hazlin Ismail, and Rohaya Md Noor. "Entrepreneurial Sustainability, Creativity and Innovation Environment of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 7370–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9477.

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Mudiantono, Prasetiono, Dul Mu’id, Herry Laksito, and Rini Nugraheni. "The Role of ERP in Increasing Marketing Performance of SMEs in Central Java, Indonesia." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 12 (December 1, 2018): 9706–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.13119.

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Agustina, Fitri, Nachnul Ansori, and Yuliatin. "An Ergonomic Intervention Model by Sampling Inspection and Personal Protective Equipment in SMEs Batik Madura." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 12372–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.10642.

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Akhmad, Sabarudin. "Vehicle Routing Problem Settlement for Supply Chain Network of Batik SMEs in Pamekasan District Area." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 12393–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.10647.

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Ismail, Mazida, Norhidayah Mohamad, and Salleh Yahya. "Strategic Orientation and International Firm Performance: A Pilot Study of Malaysian SMEs Halal Product Manufacturer." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 4 (April 1, 2018): 2743–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11049.

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Mayowa, G. Agboola, Asokomeh Blessing, Akinbode Mosunmola, Peter Fred, and Deborah Motilewa. "Technology Acceptance and Usage: A Catalyst for Better Performance of the 21st Century SMEs in Nigeria." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 9329–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.10079.

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Apriliana, Tutut, Triyan Rediyanto, Vennia Indriyani, and Anak Agung Gde Satia Utama. "Accounting Education Based on Finance Record Training to Increase Revenue from SMEs in Tamansari, Banyuwangi-Indonesia." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 8857–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9984.

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Irwadi, Maulan, Sri Hartaty, and Siska Aprianti. "Perception of Entrepreneurs Business, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) on Application of Accounting in Lubuklinggau City." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 7073–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9293.

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Zulkiffli, Siti Nur ‘Atikah, Siti Nurul Husna Omar, Siti Falindah Padlee, Juhaizi Mohd Yusof, and Muhamad Abi Sofian Abd Halim. "A Conceptual Analysis of Outsourcing Decisions, Competitive Capabilities and Business Performance: A Study of Malaysian SMEs Manufacturing Firms." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 7813–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9583.

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Karway, George, Maria Adela Grando, Kevin Grimm, Danielle Groat, Curtiss Cook, and Bithika Thompson. "Self-Management Behaviors of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: Comparing Two Sources of Patient-Generated Data." Applied Clinical Informatics 11, no. 01 (January 2020): 070–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1701002.

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Abstract Objectives This article aims to evaluate adult type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) self-management behaviors (SMBs) related to exercise and alcohol on a survey versus a smartphone app to compare self-reported and self-tracked SMBs, and examine inter- and intrapatient variability. Methods Adults with T1DM on insulin pump therapy were surveyed about their alcohol, meal, and exercise SMBs. For 4 weeks, participants self-tracked their alcohol, meal, and exercise events, and their SMBs corresponding with these events via an investigator-developed app. Descriptive statistics and generalized linear mixed-effect models were used to analyze the data Results Thirty-five participants self-tracked over 5,000 interactions using the app. Variability in how participants perceived the effects of exercise and alcohol on their blood glucose was observed. The congruity between SMBs self-reported on the survey and those self-tracked with the app was measured as mean (SD). The lowest congruity was for alcohol and exercise with 61.9% (22.7) and 66.4% (20.2), respectively. Congruity was higher for meals with 80.9% (21.0). There was significant daily intra- and interpatient variability in SMBs related to preprandial bolusing: recommended bolus, p < 0.05; own bolus choice, p < 0.01; and recommended basal adjustment, p < 0.01. Conclusion This study highlights the variability in intra- and interpatient SMBs obtained through the use of a survey and app. The outcomes of this study indicate that clinicians could use both one-time and every-day assessment tools to assess SMBs related to meals. For alcohol and exercise, further research is needed to understand the best assessment method for SMBs. Given this degree of patient variability, there is a need for an educational intervention that goes beyond the traditional “one-size-fits-all” approach of diabetes management to target individualized treatment barriers.

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Werdani, Riandhita Eri, and W. Handojo Djoko. "The Effect of Social Media Usage to the Nonfinancial Performance and Financial Performance of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Kampung Batik Semarang." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 12 (December 1, 2018): 9770–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.13136.

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Chelliah, Shankar, Lee Ming Huoy, and Mohamed Sulaiman. "Social Network and Adaptive Capabilities Among Malaysian Born Global Firms." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 4 (April 1, 2015): 672–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.5952.

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The purpose of the research is to understand the mediating factor of Social Network and Adaptive Capabilities to the Relationship between Malaysian Born Global Entrepreneur’s Behaviours on International Performance. In the global market’s environment, there is full of uncertainty impact that may affect the entrepreneur’s international performance. Social network, adaptive capabilities and the firm behaviour is affecting the outcome of firm’s performance. The dependent variable of this research is firm performance, the independent variable of this research is Born Global firm’s behaviour and the moderating variables of this research are social network and adaptive capabilities. Based on the collected data, the research concluded that there was a significant relationship for social network and adaptive capabilities on the relationship between born global entrepreneur’s behaviours that influence in firm’s international performance. The study is geographically localized and limited to testing a sample of small medium enterprise (SMEs), Malaysian service and manufacturing firms with a minimum of 5 employees and no more than 150 employees, and also have internationalize their business activity; example like import, export, franchise, direct investment and other international business activity.

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Susanti, Anna Astrid, and Muhtosim Arief. "The Effect of Dynamic Capability for the Formation of Competitive Advantage to Achieve Firm’s Performance (Empirical Study on Indonesian Credit Co-operatives)." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 4 (April 1, 2015): 809–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.5885.

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The co-operative plays an important role in Indonesia’s economic development since it can improve people’s welfare and support SMEs through its unique character, which is a combination of the economic and social character. As an enterprise, co-operative is not immune to environmental changes. Therefore co-operative must be able to compete with other industries to reach the best performance in globalization era. The capability to cope with environmental pressure is known as dynamic capability. Research on the implementation of dynamic capabilities, however, only focus on conceptual discussions and empirical studies are still limited, especially in co-operatives. This research is proposed to fill the gap by conducting the empirical research, in order to examine the effect of dynamic capabilities for the formation of competitive advantage to achieve co-operatives’ performance in terms of economic and social performances. The result shows that dynamic capability could be implemented in Indonesian credit co-operatives to establish a competitive advantage and ultimately be used to achieve a better firm’s performances. However, dynamic capability cannot be used directly to achieve a better performance. The firms must choose the right and superior capability to compete with their competitors.

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Craig, Shelley L., Andrew D. Eaton, Lauren B. McInroy, Vivian W. Y. Leung, and Sreedevi Krishnan. "Can Social Media Participation Enhance LGBTQ+ Youth Well-Being? Development of the Social Media Benefits Scale." Social Media + Society 7, no. 1 (January 2021): 205630512198893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056305121988931.

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Social media sites offer critical opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth to enhance well-being through exploring their identities, accessing resources, and connecting with peers. Yet extant measures of youth social media use disproportionately focus on the detrimental impacts of online participation, such as overuse and cyberbullying. This study developed a Social Media Benefits Scale (SMBS) through an online survey with a diverse sample ( n = 6,178) of LGBTQ+ youth aged 14–29. Over three-quarters of the sample endorsed non-monosexual and/or and gender fluid identities (e.g., gender non-conforming, non-binary, pansexual, bisexual). Participants specified their five most used social media sites and then indicated whether they derived any of 17 beneficial items (e.g., feeling connected, gaining information) with the potential to enhance well-being from each site. An exploratory factor analysis determined the scale’s factor structure. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Sheffe post hoc tests examined age group differences. A four-factor solution emerged that measures participants’ use of social media for: (1) emotional support and development, (2) general educational purposes, (3) entertainment, and (4) acquiring LGBTQ+-specific information. Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (χ2 = 40,828, p < .0005) and the scale had an alpha of .889. There were age group differences for all four factors ( F = 3.79–75.88, p < .05). Younger adolescents were generally more likely to use social media for beneficial factors than older youth. This article discusses the scale’s development, exploratory properties, and implications for research and professional practice.

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Marimuthu, Malliga, Azizah Omar, T. Ramayah, and Osman Mohamad. "SMEs Performance." International Journal of E-Business Research 8, no. 2 (April 2012): 49–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2012040104.

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The importance of the Internet in supporting business applications and attaining competitive advantage through the electronic business (e-business) process is widely acknowledged. However, many SMEs have been slow in adopting the Internet and even those SMEs that have adopted the technology have not fully utilized it to support their business applications. The reason behind this scenario could be the lack of awareness concerning the necessity and possibility of adopting e-business for specific functions along the value chain. Thus, the aims of this study are to investigate the extent of Internet marketing practices to support business applications among SMEs in Malaysia as well as the outcome of Internet marketing implementations on the business performance of SMEs. The results indicate that the usage of Internet varies across the marketing practices and is likely to influence business performance.

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Radulescu, Irina, and Alexandru Radulescu. "Case study concerning successful Romanian SMEs development by students education and entrepreneurial training." Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society 3, no. 1 (March 24, 2021): 18–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.33727/jriss.2021.1.3:18-24.

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The European Commission has published in 2020 the SMEs Strategy for a Sustainable and Digital Europe that aims to increase the number of SMEs engaged in sustainable business practices, as well as the SMEs number that use digital technologies. Important opportunities for SMEs can be provided by digitization, to improve the production processes efficiency and the ability to innovate products and business models, by using advanced disruptive technologies. Good management is needed for a successful SME, education and entrepreneurship training have the role of consolidating business knowledge and skills. Educational activities and skills upgrading are essential for all SMEs managers and employees. Romania is on the last place in EU, regarding SMEs number and it ranks 11th place out of 28, in terms of connectivity. Regarding the digital maturity of Romanian SMEs, the White Papers on Romanian SMEs presents their main working elements: computer, e-mail applications, internet, intranet, social networks, the company's own website, online sales / purchases transactions. The objectives of the Bachelor's degree specialization of Economic Engineering in Mechanical field and Industrial Entrepreneurship Master are students training and education, in order to be able to sustain digitization and sustainable technologies. The university curriculum and the educational disciplines offered by the Economic Engineering in Mechanical field specialization and Industrial Entrepreneurship Master is connected to the society requirements and must follow the economic trend, by educating, training and getting good specialists. Keywords: SMEs development, education, entrepreneurship

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Hefferman, Stewart. "Funding for SMEs." Biometric Technology Today 2011, no. 1 (January 2011): 9–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0969-4765(11)70015-7.

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Et al., Pensri Bangbon. "Business Operation Approach of Small and Medium Enterprise in Pathumthani Province." Psychology and Education Journal 58, no. 1 (January 15, 2021): 4429–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i1.1529.

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The purposes of this research are to study; 1) The importance level of factors lead to the business operations approach of SMEs 2) The characteristic of SMEs. 3) The relationship between the characteristic of SMEs and the importance level of factors lead to the business operations approach of SMEs. 4) Business operation approach of Small and Medium Enterprise in Pathumthani Province. Research via quantitative methodology. Data were collected from the executive or owner of SMEs in Pathumthani Province, by accidental sampling of 385 respondents of unknown exactly population. The research instrument were questionnaires. The data were then analyzed by computer software packages, statistic treatments were frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation, and ranking, Pearson Correlation, and Multiple Regression at statistical significance level of .05 The results of the research were as follows: 1) Overall the importance level of factors lead to the business operations approach of SMEs in Pathumthani Province were at of a high importance level, raked by CV (Covariant) respectively were: Technology Development and upgrading of firms' technology, Innovation and information technology, Products, Distribution and supply chain, Business Environment, Price, Government promotion, Market promotion. 2) Overall and individual of the characteristic of SMEs in Pathumthani Province were at of a high importance level, raked by CV (Covariant) respectively were Average total turnover per year, .Amount of employees, SMEs business operation.3) There were moderate relationship level between the characteristic of SMEs and the importance level of factors lead to the business operations approach of SMEs in Pathumthani Province. 4) Business operation approach of Small and Medium Enterprises in Pathumthani Province = was 0.783 Government promotion, was 0.775 Innovation, was 0.771 Technology Development and upgrading of firms' technology, was 0.702 Distribution and supply chain, was 0.681 Products, was 0.641 Price, was 0.421 Market promotion. (R square = 0.851)

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König, Werner, Sabine Löbbe, Stefan Büttner, and Christian Schneider. "Establishing Energy Efficiency—Drivers for Energy Efficiency in German Manufacturing Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises." Energies 13, no. 19 (October 2, 2020): 5144. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13195144.

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Despite strong political efforts in Europe, industrial small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seem to neglect adopting practices for energy efficiency. By taking a cultural perspective, this study investigated what drives the establishment of energy efficiency and corresponding practices in SMEs. Based on 10 ethnographic case studies and a quantitative survey among 500 manufacturing SMEs, the results indicate the importance of everyday employee behavior in achieving energy savings. The studied enterprises value behavior-related measures as similarly important as technical measures. Raising awareness for energy issues within the organization, therefore, constitutes an essential leadership task that is oftentimes perceived as challenging and frustrating. It was concluded that the embedding of energy efficiency in corporate strategy, the use of a broad spectrum of different practices, and the empowerment and involvement of employees serve as major drivers in establishing energy efficiency within SMEs. Moreover, the findings reveal institutional influences on shaping the meanings of energy efficiency for the SMEs by raising attention for energy efficiency in the enterprises and making energy efficiency decisions more likely. The main contribution of the paper is to offer an alternative perspective on energy efficiency in SMEs beyond the mere adoption of energy-efficient technology.

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Minarelli, F., M. Raggi, and D. Viaggi. "Distinguishing the innovation behaviour of micro, small and medium food enterprises." Journal on Chain and Network Science 14, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 95–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2014.x004.

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The European economy, and particularly the food sector, is characterised by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Networking represents for SMEs an opportunity to meet their needs in terms of know-how, and technological and financial resources with the main purpose of fostering innovation and facing global competition. Most scientific studies investigating networking for innovation focus on SMEs as a whole without exploring possible differences between SMEs. An important question to be posed is whether the firms within groups of SMEs behave the same in terms of innovation. The purpose of this paper is to understand whether different ‘innovation profiles’ of Italian food SMEs can be distinguished and to identify the structural factors associated with different profiles, with particular attention to size and networking. The methodology consists of a cluster analysis on data obtained by standardized on-line questionnaires compiled by Italian agri-food SMEs. Moreover, besides the identification of possible heterogeneity within the SME group with regard to innovation behaviour, the paper presents further value by providing useful information on surveyed Italian food SMEs in terms of firm structure and innovation.

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Alonso Mendo, Fernando, and Guy Fitzgerald. "Theoretical Approaches to Study SMEs eBusiness Progression." Journal of Computing and Information Technology 13, no. 2 (2005): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.2498/cit.2005.02.04.

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Mahmood, Nasir, Cai Jianfeng, Hina Munir, Ma Yanran, and Yue Cai. "Incubators, SMEs, and Economic Development of China." International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering 11, no. 1 (January 31, 2016): 311–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/ijmue.2016.11.1.29.

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Awan, Mujtaba, Niamat Ullah, Sikandar Ali, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Muhammad Shabbir Hassan, Hizbullah Khattak, and Jiwei Huang. "An Empirical Investigation of the Challenges of Cloud-Based ERP Adoption in Pakistani SMEs." Scientific Programming 2021 (March 31, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5547237.

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Cloud-based ERP solutions offer many benefits to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help them to integrate their activities, such as improve communications and reduce operational and maintenance costs. Primarily, it was only adopted by large organizations, but now SMEs are also keen on adoption. However, the motivation regarding the adoption of these systems in SMEs is relatively low in developing countries. This fact urges us to investigate the challenges faced by Pakistani SMEs. A qualitative research approach along with unstructured interviews was conducted by means of face to face. Interview methods are used to extract understanding, opinions, and challenges faced by SMEs on their way to adopt the cloud-based ERP system. The data were collected from eight well-reputed organizations, directly involved in the adoption. The study found ten (10) themes that are reluctant to adopt cloud ERP among Pakistani SMEs. The main benefit of these themes is to provide results that can be easily accessible to enterprises who want to adopt a cloud-based ERP. This can also contribute to the lack of the literature of cloud ERP and delivers insight for future study by practitioners and researchers.

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He, Xiaoyun, and Haibing Lu. "Catch a Fad or Capture a Value?" Journal of Organizational and End User Computing 28, no. 3 (July 2016): 67–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2016070105.

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While Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often face the constraints of financial and IT resources, the emergent social media could be a cost effective tool for SMEs to leverage for their competitive advantages. Yet, it remains unclear on whether and how SMEs are able to reap both tangible and intangible benefits by adopting and using social media. This study seeks to look into these questions by empirically examining the adoption and use of Facebook in SMEs. The authors' findings suggest that the adopting SMEs begin to see the positive effect on their sales revenue growth after a couple of years of persistent use and engaging activities. Also, the interactions measured by posting activities from both a firm and its customers have predictive effects on the building of an engaging online community in terms of size. These offer important implications for formulating and implementing effective social media strategies in SMEs.

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Xu, Mark, Ravni Rohatgi, and Yanqing Duan. "E-Business Adoption in SMEs." International Journal of E-Business Research 3, no. 1 (January 2007): 74–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2007010105.

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Tucker, David, and Anthony Lafferty. "Implementing Electronic Commerce in SMEs." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 2, no. 4 (October 2004): 20–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2004100102.

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Devi, Kritika, Gurmeet Singh, and Rafia Naz. "Marketing Information System (MkIS): Benefits for Small and Medium Enterprises in Fiji." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 12, no. 01 (March 2013): 1350009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649213500093.

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The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of using Marketing Information System (MkIS) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Fiji. The paper comprises of quantitative data, which is comprehensively analysed statistically. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the SMEs from five major towns in Fiji forming a sample of 96 SMEs. This research has found that, SMEs in Fiji are quite aware of the resulting benefits of MkIS, though the usage rate is low. This has resulted in changes for SMEs' business in terms of growth (sales and profits), from the time when SMEs started using MkIS or any form of technologies. The importance of MkIS in making extreme decision is also tested and analysed.

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Abir El Yamami, Khalifa Mansouri, Mohammed Qbadou, and El Hossein Illoussamen. "Introducing ITIL Framework in Small Enterprises." International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach 12, no. 1 (January 2019): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijitsa.2019010101.

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Given the critical consequences that IT can have on the survival of SMEs in a competitive environment, ITSM practices have becoming a necessity for SMEs that must be investigated. ITIL is criticized as being appropriate for large enterprises and less for SMEs. Thus, it calls for tailoring this framework while taking into consideration the specific realities of small companies. In this context, this article provides a practical tool formally developed according to the design science research approach, and it addresses an area of relevance to both practitioners and academics and suggests solutions that can help managers to personalize IT service practices to suit the characteristics of small scale enterprises. Results show that the flexible nature of the proposed framework has enabled to overcome the main difficulties of ITIL components implementation in small scale environments. It is found that the integrated use of balanced scorecard perspectives and ITIL practices can help SMEs to better implement ITIL components, achieving in that way a better alignment between the business and the IT.

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Johansson, Ida, Nawzad Mardan, Erwin Cornelis, Osamu Kimura, and Patrik Thollander. "Designing Policies and Programmes for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial SMEs." Energies 12, no. 7 (April 8, 2019): 1338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12071338.

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Climate change, due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, is driving policymakers to make decisions to promote more efficient energy use. Improved industrial energy efficiency is said to play a key role in the transition to more carbon-neutral energy systems. In most countries, industrial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 95% or more of the total number of companies. Thus, SMEs, apart from using energy, are a major driver in the economy with regard to innovation, GDP growth, employment, investments, exports, etc. Despite this, research and policy activities related to SMEs have been scarce, calling for contributions in the field. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to critically assess how adequate energy efficiency policy programmes for industrial SMEs could be designed. Results show that scientific publications in the field differ in scope and origin, but a major emphasis of the scientific papers has been on barriers to and drivers for energy efficiency. Scientific contributions from studies of energy policy programmes primarily cover energy audit programmes and show that the major energy efficiency measures from industrial SMEs are found in support processes. The review further reveals an imbalance in geographic scope of the papers within the field, where a vast majority of the papers emanate from Europe, calling for scientific publications from other parts of the world. The study synthesizes the findings into a general method on how to design efficiency programs for the sector.

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Egbetokun, A. A., and O. O. Olamade. "Innovation in Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 7, no. 4 (October 2009): 40–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2009100104.

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This article seeks to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in SMEs in developing countries and to investigate the impact of these innovations on different dimensions of firm performance based on an industry-wide innovation survey carried out in Nigeria in 2007. Although innovation is important for superior firm performance, our result found that the type of innovation that SMEs pursue is not a critical consideration in their performance. While there was no difference found in the focus of SMEs on either of product or process innovations, evidence showed that SMEs would focus more on incremental product and process innovations. Incremental innovation was found to be very important for Nigerian SMEs and a significant predictor of product quality and not of revenue. The authors conclude that SMEs chooses to pursue such innovations that most fit their strategies and available resources. Such level of innovation affords Nigerian SMEs to more extensively exploit the domestic market but cannot support extensive new product development required to enter export markets.

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Von Ketelholdt, A., and A. Wöcke. "The impact of electricity crises on the consumption behaviour of small and medium enterprises." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 19, no. 1 (February 1, 2008): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2008/v19i1a3321.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will play a key role in future economic and social strategies in South Africa. However, we find that SMEs are par-ticularly vulnerable to shocks in their external envi-ronment due to a general lack of skills and resources. This is critical as the future demand for electricity in South Africa is likely to outstrip supply and electricity will become increasingly unreliable and expensive. We surveyed 250 SMEs in Cape Town and found that the prevailing policy methods of changing electricity consumption behaviour: information campaigns, increasing prices, and pro-viding rebates for energy savings, have had limited results and are unsustainable when applied to SMEs.

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Mishra, Deepti, and Alok Mishra. "Software process improvement in SMEs: A comparative view." Computer Science and Information Systems 6, no. 1 (2009): 111–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/csis0901111m.

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The majority of software development organizations all over the world are small and medium enterprises. These organizations have realized that it is crucial for their business to improve their processes and working methods but they are lacking the knowledge and resources to do it. Successful implementation of SPI methodologies in small and medium-sized software enterprises (SMEs) is generally not possible because such organizations are not capable of investing the cost of implementing these programs. Limited resources and strict deadlines to complete the projects make it further difficult to implement SPI programs which can also affect quality issues in software project. There are various SPI methodologies to address these issues which have been also deployed in these organizations. In this paper, recent and significant SPI methodologies (OWPL, ASPE-MSC, iFLAP, PRISMS, SPM, MESOPYME) for SMEs are compared and discussed. This will facilitate the maturity of software process improvement in SMEs, standardization and also contribute in the development of automation tools for SPIs in future.

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Yee Whah, Chin, and Lim Ka Tiek. "Networking and Knowledge Transfer in Malaysian SMEs through University-." Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies 30, no. 1 (November 13, 2013): 96–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v30i1.4167.

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This report demonstrates the application of a model that treats the state, society and economy in a concrete case study of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It approaches the transformation of Malaysian SMEs by using a triangular model. The model focuses on university–industry engagement within the context of the state's educational policies and programmes that encourage the transfer of knowledge. Within this context, the report explores and pilots a new approach, which aims to transform Malaysian SMEs, especially contract manufacturers of multinational corporations. The model provides a least-cost, timely, competent and sustainable solution to the needs of all stakeholders.

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Alattar, Alhassan H., S. I. Selem, Hamid M. B. Metwally, Ahmed Ibrahim, Raef Aboelsaud, Mohamed A. Tolba, and Ali M. El-Rifaie. "Performance Enhancement of Micro Grid System with SMES Storage System Based on Mine Blast Optimization Algorithm." Energies 12, no. 16 (August 13, 2019): 3110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12163110.

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Frequency control represents a critically significant issue for the enhancement of the dynamic performance of isolated micro grids. The micro grid system studied here was a wind–diesel system. A new and robust optimization technique called the mine blast algorithm (MBA) was designed for tuning the PID (proportional–integral–differential) gains of the blade pitch controller of the wind turbine side and the gains of the superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) controller. SMES was implemented to release and absorb active power quickly in order to achieve a balance between generation and load power, and thereby control system frequency. The minimization of frequency and output wind power deviations were considered as objective functions for the PID controller of the wind turbine, and the diesel frequency and power deviations were used as objective functions for optimizing the SMES controller gains. Different case studies were considered by applying disturbances in input wind, load power, and wind gust, and sensitivity analysis was conducted by applying harsh conditions with varying fluid coupling parameter of the wind–diesel hybrid system. The proposed MBA–SMES was compared with MBA (tuned PID pitch controller) and classical PI control systems in the Matlab environment. Simulation results showed that the MBA–SMES scheme damped the oscillations in the system output responses and improved the system performance by reducing the overshoot by 75% and 36% from classical and MBA-based systems, respectively, reduced the settling time by 45% compared to other systems, and set the final steady-state error of the frequency deviation to zero compared to other systems. The proposed scheme was extremely robust to disturbances and parameter variations.

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Wymer, Scott, and Elizabeth A. Regan. "Influential Factors in the Adoption and Use of E-Business and E-Commerce Information Technology (EEIT) by Small & Medium Businesses." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 9, no. 1 (January 2011): 56–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2011010104.

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This study addresses factors commonly examined in the research concerning adoption and use of e-business and e-commerce information technology (EEIT) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The primary objectives are to determine: 1) what barriers and incentives SMEs perceive in adopting EEIT; 2) how the level of adoption of EEIT influences perceptions of incentives and barriers; and 3) whether results vary depending on demographic characteristics of size, geographic market scope, or industry sector. This paper also examines how homogenous SMEs’ perceptions are in their consideration of EEIT adoption factors. Data were collected from 290 U.S. SMEs. The findings revealed that among 25 factors identified in the research literature as incentives or barriers to adoption of EEIT by SMEs, only 16 factors were significant in the population studied, 12 as incentives and four as barriers. Factors were perceived differently as incentives or barriers by adopters, intended adopters, and non-adopters of EEIT. A number of differences were found among SMEs based on demographic characteristics, particularly size and industry-sector.

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Morandi, Valentina, and Francesca Sgobbi. "Learning in Networks of SMEs." International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals 2, no. 1 (January 2011): 66–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jhcitp.2011010105.

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This paper contributes to the debate on the participation of SMEs in voluntary business networks by framing the relationship between the different types of network-based learning. Learning about networking, which concerns the capability to set, manage, and terminate a strategic alliance, is opposed to learning by networking, which involves the sharing and the joint creation of technical knowledge. The proposed framework is tested in the case of a network of Italian SMEs in the ICT sector. Empirical evidence confirms that learning about networking enables learning by networking and helps to balance those tensions and conflicts that inevitably mark the existence of inter-firm networks. Learning about alliance management provides networked IT entrepreneurs with the capabilities to compete against larger competitors. As learning paths also drive the evolution of inter-firm alliances, networked entrepreneurs would benefit from choosing collective goals in line with their alliance management capabilities.

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Triandini, Evi, Arif Djunaidy, and Daniel Siahaan. "A Maturity Model for E-Commerce Adoption By Small And Medium Enterprises In Indonesia." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 15, no. 1 (January 2017): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2017010103.

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E-commerce provides several advantages for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). E-commerce adoption by Indonesian SMEs is still very low. This study conducts a research to establish a maturity model of e-commerce adoption by Indonesia SMEs. It was carried out in two phases from 2014 until 2015. The result of the first phase recommends four levels of maturity model and 13 e-commerce benefits, 51 functionalities, and 9 non-functionalities that an e-commerce solution must have. The result of the second phase presents a maturity model of e-commerce adoption for SMEs in Indonesia.

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Kamoun-Chouk, Souad. "Environmental Scanning in Tunisian Manufacturing SMEs." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 06, no. 01 (March 2007): 57–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649207001627.

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This longitudinal study investigates the success and failure factors of the initiation of a strategic change effort in a panel of 17 manufacturing SMEs in Tunisia. A Baiting Environmental Attention Process (B.E.A.PRO) was developed and used to help managers make sense of weak signals in their relevant environment and how these signals could impact decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity. The study shows that B.E.A.PRO might be an effective tactic for triggering a collective learning process, leading Tunisian SMEs to question their existing way of seeing the environment. The study also showed that a successful baiting process could not continue when the expert and the knowledge facilitator leaves. As usual, companies that believe they can rely on their own human resources, without creating the environment that will encourage them to stay, will likely fail.

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