Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economy

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economy

Author: Gerald I. Susman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1847204430

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Globalization has jarred the traditional role and competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises. This masterful volume comprises leading scholars, policy makers and business leaders who have new insights and strategies for SMEs creating opportunities rather than being victims of globalization. The result is a breakthrough in our understanding of entrepreneurship in the global context. David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and WHU, Germany Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often have difficulty competing in the global economy unless they collaborate with domestic or foreign partners or with public sector organizations. This book addresses the resource leverage and innovation challenges that increased global trade represents for SMEs. In doing so, it explores how SMEs can become more competitive at home and in foreign markets as stand-alone firms or as members of supplier and customer networks. SMEs are turning increasingly to innovation as a source of competitive advantage in order to protect their home markets and participate in expanding foreign markets. The contributors to this volume leading experts in entrepreneurship, innovation, and international business provide in-depth coverage of the most compelling issues facing SMEs. These include: innovation as a competitive strategy, network dynamics, ways to leverage technology, internationalization, and the role of the public sector in helping SMEs to overcome resource deficiencies. This comprehensive look at SMEs in the global marketplace will be of great interest to academics who study entrepreneurship, innovation, or international business, officials from public sector agencies with responsibility for helping SMEs to internationalize and become more innovative, and senior executives of SMEs or executives of larger companies who are considering collaboration with SMEs.


Small and Medium Enterprises Across the Globe

Small and Medium Enterprises Across the Globe

Author: Meghana Ayyagari

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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This paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment and GDP across different countries. The dataset improves on existing publicly available datasets on several grounds. First, it extends coverage to a broader set of developing and industrial economies. Second, it provides information on the contribution of the SME sector using a uniform definition of SMEs across different countries, allowing for consistent cross-country comparisons. Third, while we follow the traditional definition of the SME sector as being part of the formal sector, the new database also includes the size of the SME sector relative to the informal sector. This paper describes the sources and the construction of the different indicators, presents descriptive statistics, and explores correlations with other socioeconomic variables. This paper--a product of Finance, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to study SME-related issues.


Small and Medium Enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises

Author: Information Resources Management Association

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 2031

ISBN-13: 1466638877

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"This book provides a comprehensive collection of research on current technological developments and organizational perspectives on the scale of small and medium enterprises"--Provided by publisher.


Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries

Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries

Author: Ahmad, Noor Hazlina

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-02-10

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1522521666

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Smaller companies are abundant in the business realm and outnumber large companies by a wide margin. Understanding the inner workings of small businesses offers benefits to the consumers and the economy. The Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries is an essential handbook for the latest research on the intentions, performance, and application models of independent firms. Featuring exhaustive coverage on a broad range of topics such as green IT, entrepreneurial ventures, and social capital, this publication is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, and practitioners seeking current research on the different opportunities and challenges in relation to this specific sector of business around the globe.


OECD Small and Medium Enterprise Outlook 2000

OECD Small and Medium Enterprise Outlook 2000

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2000-05-31

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9264189424

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This first biennial report covers SME policy trends in 27 OECD countries and provides an assessment of best practice policies and programmes.


Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs

Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs

Author: Perez-Uribe, Rafael

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 1522594264

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Countries have been competing against each other in order to attract financial investment and human capital for decades. However, emerging economies have a long way to go before they achieve the same levels of competitiveness as a developed economy. Lack of firm institutions, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of trust in the legal system are urgent and unavoidable factors that emerging economies must address. The Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs provides innovative insights on integrating, adapting, and building models and strategies compatible with the development of competitiveness in small and medium enterprises in emerging countries. The content within this publication examines quality management, organizational leadership, and digital security. It is designed for policymakers, entrepreneurs, managers, executives, business professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.


Globalization and Entrepreneurship

Globalization and Entrepreneurship

Author: Hamid Etemad

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781843767084

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Globalization has begun to dismantle the barriers that traditionally segregated local business opportunities and local firms from their international counterparts. The works in this collection provide new insights on both traditional and emerging aspects of small and medium sized enterprises.


Entrepreneurship in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Entrepreneurship in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Author: Andreas Masouras

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-27

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9781536159226

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This book focuses on three key questions and three assumptions, which tackle entrepreneurship and competitiveness through the pillars of young entrepreneurship and innovation in SMEs, always under the lens of the institutional approach. More specifically, the research questions of this study are the following: How do institutions and, in general, institutional processes affect entrepreneurship on the SME level and, hence, competitiveness on the country level, how can the analysis of young entrepreneurship promote our understanding of the overall web of entrepreneurship from an institutional point of view and to what degree do SMEs respond to innovative applications and activities? Moreover, the study takes on the following three research assumptions: The quality of institutions affects the development of entrepreneurship and, hence, a country's competitive position, small- and medium-sized enterprises are affected by the quality of institutions and institutional inefficiency leads to innovation fatigue. The methodology is based on specific data collection techniques that will answer the questions and assumptions of this study by using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.


Impact Evaluation of Small and Medium Enterprise Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Impact Evaluation of Small and Medium Enterprise Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: Gladys Lopez Acevedo

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0821387766

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Small and medium enterprise (SME) support programs are a common feature of industrial policy in developing countries, but one whose effectiveness is not well known. Governments are motivated to support SMEs both because they make up the majority of industrial enterprises and contribute substantially to GDP, employment and earnings, and because SMEs are thought to be weaker than their larger counterparts. Few governments, however, have evaluated their SME programs rigorously so there is little empirical basis for rational allocation of resources to the well performing programs. The paucity of empirical evidence from rigorous impact evaluations also presents problems for multi-lateral and bilateral donors in deciding whether or not to provide lending or aid for such policy interventions to promote SME development. This study rigorously evaluate SME programs in four Latin American countries to gain insights into which programs perform better than others, and just as important, why. These countries Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru cover a wide range of enterprise support programs, including training, innovation and technology upgrading, quality control, market development, export promotion and network formation. Broadly comparable panel data on enterprises is used to investigate the net impacts of these SME interventions.


Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Author: Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0128112891

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Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council promotes a practical approach to starting businesses, and is useful not only for students, but also to anyone seeking practical insights on the essential aspects of entrepreneurship. As a wide-ranging introduction to theories and their applications, the book covers business plans, feasibility studies, and sources of startup funds. Case studies from GCC countries make the book a useful source of guidelines for starting and managing a business. - Provides local and regional cases and examples familiar to GCC students - Covers all important subjects within entrepreneurship, from cultivating entrepreneurial habits and values, to sources of business financing - Emphasizes the variety of practical alternatives available to entrepreneurs