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SMEs have received much recognition as they continue to be the backbone in the development and economic growth of … the impact of financial support services on SME performance. The sample for this study involved SMEs in Malaysia. The … services and will provide an understanding of how effectively the characteristics of SMEs related to entrepreneurial …
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competitiveness. By developing a conceptual model we identify the sources of competitiveness of Italian SMEs. The model is tested … using a unique database which collects data, for the year 2004, over a sample of 2,600 SMEs. …
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Notwithstanding their remarkable recent growth, surprisingly little research has hitherto been conducted on the evolving geography of professional and business services in Britain. This paper analyses the results of a detailed survey of 300 small and medium-sized management and engineering...
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on SMEs, is struggling to regain competitiveness in global markets. In light of these stylised facts, we first … investigate whether innovating activities and quality goods’ production enhance Italian SMEs’ probability to be exporter. Our … findings suggest that both products’ quality and innovative activities affect considerably SMEs’ likelihood to export …
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SMEs have received much recognition as they continue to be the backbone in the development and economic growth of … the impact of financial support services on SME performance. The sample for this study involved SMEs in Malaysia. The … services and will provide an understanding of how effectively the characteristics of SMEs related to entrepreneurial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990296
Socially responsible actions of the companies can be performed not only to society but also to its employees, which can help increase the company’s performance. In this article we have identified various ways of achieving social responsibility programmes to employees, being outlined a number...
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medium size enterprises (SMEs). This study was conducted among 264 SMEs managers. SME success was measured as subjective …
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appeal to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and because they do not promote a broader programme of learning and … change. Based on qualitative interviews with SMEs in the UK that have participated in a resource efficiency project, the …
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Enterprises (SMEs) face unique and difficult challenges in the business environment. Challenges to the growth and viability of … Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are arising from several external factors, like globalization, increased customer … expectations or competition, technological advances, all of the factors being determined by the change. SMEs need to successfully …
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Considered to be the engine of the economy, the SMEs sector has a well defined identity in the configuration of any … sector can be one of the main sources of growth that Romania should rely on as a new member of EU family. SMEs are usually … displaying an increased responsiveness to market needs in a dynamic and complex working environment. Thus, SMEs have relied on …
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