The vulnerability of today's information economy is still not sufficiently realised: The economic structure of Queensland is to a great extent made up of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Across all industry sectors, these businesses rapidly approach a similar level of information technology...

The issue of optimal company size as well as related efficiency issues have always been a great dilemma for scientists and professionals alike. It is now evident that a bigger size would not result in greater efficiency for all activities.As a result of my research, I point out that to achieve...

This research was conducted in shops self-service of Pachuca and local commerce ofZacualtipán, were recorded prices of 24 products: rice, tortilla, tomato, lemon, jalapeno chile,milk, eggs, ham, sausage, beef, chicken meat, toilet paper, soap powder, toilet soap, toothpaste,beans, onions,...

Enterprise development programs recognize 'gender' as an important cross-cutting issue. Strategy to address gender, however, is loosely defined with interpretations varying across agencies. Many such programs consider 'gender' more like an 'annex' rather than effectively addressing gender issues...

In this paper we contribute to an understanding of how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can be encouraged to participate in the management of environmental common pool resources. We do this by applying ideas from general theories about collective actions and, using evidence from...

The paper deals with strategies of small and medium sized enterprises, which are searching for its unique competitive advantage. Research is classified into three domains of strategic management: strategy, vision and process rating. The content of paper is focused on tangible strategies of...

Entrepreneurship is a powerful driver of economic growth. It creates new companies and jobs, nurtures new skills and creates opportunities. The term "entrepreneurship" became increasingly used because it is associated with economic development in a country or a region. Currently, entrepreneurs...

Development of small and medium enterprises (SME) represents primary goal of every modern economy. It is complex challengewhich includes great number of directly concerned parties in every sector of the state and economy. SME stimulate private ownership andentrepreneurship. Their characteristic...

In many developing country cities, clusters of small and medium enterprises create severe pollution problems. Because conventional regulatory approaches are typically ineffective in such situations, policy responses have increasingly focused on promoting voluntary clean technological change. Yet...