The current study examines the impact of GVCs on the performance of SMEs in Uva and central provinces of Sri Lanka … success factors in relation to linking SMEs with GVCs are also identified. A total of 329 SMEs in both provinces were surveyed … analysis found that SMEs that are linked with GVCs have a higher level of profit than those that are not. Apart from the direct …

that there are significant differences in the spatial and functional profile of large firms vis-à-vis SMEs across distinct …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known to contribute significantly to aggregate economic growth. However …

We examine the impact of management practices on firm performance among SMEs in Britain over the period 2011 … business register. We find that SMEs are less likely to use formal management practices than larger firms, but that such … returns are most apparent for those SMEs that invest in human resource management practices, such as training and performance …

outside businesses), and into education. We also find substitution away from formal insurance,along with increases in access …

of policy concern for the survival of SMEs in emerging economies like India. These SMEs account for the largest chunk of … driving the SME in-house R&D activities. It shows that Indian SMEs continue to be vulnerable among all firms as they have the …

R&D collaboration facilitates pooling of complementary skills, learning from the partner as well as sharing risks and … gains from collaboration can be high initially, cost may start to outweigh those benefits if firms engage in multiple … collaborative projects simultaneously. This study explicitly considers a firm's collaboration intensity, that is, the share of …

Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival …