The Next Frontier in SME Ratings
Author: Saveshen Pillay
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 3031540158
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Real-World Tools and Scenarios for Entrepreneurship Exploration
Author: Masouras, Andreas
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2024-10-25
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEntrepreneurship, a dynamic force driving economic growth and innovation, faces multifaceted challenges in today's global landscape. Small firms, vital for economic diversity and innovation, need more resources and technological capabilities to compete with larger enterprises. Moreover, the rapid pace of technological advancement, while offering growth opportunities, also presents complexities in adoption and integration. Cultural, regulatory, and institutional differences further compound these challenges, hindering entrepreneurial success and regional development. Real-World Tools and Scenarios for Entrepreneurship Exploration offers a comprehensive solution to the complexity entrepreneurs and small businesses face. The book equips readers with the latest trends and insights into entrepreneurial practices worldwide by presenting real-world scenarios. Through comparative analyses, it provides a deep understanding of the institutional frameworks impacting entrepreneurship and offers strategies for overcoming technological burdens. The book also delves into the psychology of successful entrepreneurs, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset crucial for navigating challenges and seizing opportunities.
Manufacturing Systems and Technologies for the New Frontier
Author: Mamoru Mitsuishi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-05-14
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 184800267X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollected here are 112 papers concerned with all manner of new directions in manufacturing systems given at the 41st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems. The high-quality material presented in this volume includes reports of work from both scientific and engineering standpoints and several invited and keynote papers addressing the current cutting edge and likely future trends in manufacturing systems. The book’s subjects include: (1) new trends in manufacturing systems design: sustainable design, ubiquitous manufacturing, emergent synthesis, service engineering, value creation, cost engineering, human and social aspects of manufacturing, etc.; (2) new applications for manufacturing systems – medical, life-science, optics, NEMS, etc.; (3) intelligent use of advanced methods and new materials – new manufacturing process technologies, high-hardness materials, bio-medical materials, etc.; (4) integration and control for new machines – compound machine tools, rapid prototyping, printing process integration, etc.
E-Business Applications for Product Development and Competitive Growth: Emerging Technologies
Author: Lee, In
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2010-11-30
Total Pages: 503
ISBN-13: 1609601343
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book will serve as an integrated e-business knowledge base for those who are interested in the advancement of e-business theory and practice through a variety of research methods including theoretical, experimental, case, and survey research methods"--Provided by publisher.
Marketing the SME
Author: Brian Healy
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2009-03-26
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1443807907
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrior to the recent global economic downturn, Ireland witnessed a decade of unprecedented economic growth. Almost overnight, the country’s labour base was transformed from one where decades-long emigration was the norm to a new and dynamic paradigm incorporating net in-migration. A significant element in Ireland’s economic transformation involved innovative marketing strategies and the role of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs). SME’s were major providers for new jobs and this research addresses the key determinants of their success. This volume investigates a wide range of sophisticated, diverse and market-efficient strategies as adopted by Ireland’s SME’s to ensure global success.
Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs in Industry 4.0
Author: Ahmad, Noor Hazlina
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2020-03-20
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1799825795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been widely acknowledged to be an important agent of development because of their potential for addressing unemployment, inequality, and poverty, as well as promoting inclusiveness in economic development. The sector is critical for achieving the country’s sustainable growth. However, there is a lack of research on the adaptations SMEs are making in today’s technologically driven market. Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs in Industry 4.0 is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of modern business development and innovative strategies for small and medium enterprises in the age of smart industrialism. This book features a wide range of topics including business intelligence, collaborative manufacturing, and organizational networking. This reference source is ideally designed for managers, policymakers, economists, entrepreneurs, strategists, researchers, industrialists, academicians, educators, and students.
FDI Qualities Review of Croatia Advancing the Strategic Framework for Investment Promotion and Facilitation
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2023-11-27
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9264944230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe FDI Qualities Review of Croatia provides policy recommendations on the design and implementation of a new strategic framework for investment promotion and facilitation in Croatia. It provides an assessment of how foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes to sustainable development, including productivity and innovation, job quality and skills development, decarbonisation and regional development.
E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness
Author: Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2010-09-30
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 1616928824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElectronic business plays a central role in the economy, facilitating the exchange of information, goods, services, and payments. It propels productivity and competitiveness and is accessible to all enterprises, and as such, represents an opportunity also for SME competitiveness. E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and solutions related to electronic business adoption, with a special focus on SMEs. Addressing technological, organizational, and legal perspectives in a very comprehensive way, this text aims to disseminate current developments, case studies, new integrated approaches, and practical solutions and applications for SMEs.
SMEs and Open Innovation: Global Cases and Initiatives
Author: Rahman, Hakikur
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2011-12-31
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1613505205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOpen innovation has been widely implemented in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of influencing business promotion, value gain, and economic empowerment. However, little is known about the processes used to implement open innovation in SMEs and the associated challenges and benefits. SMEs and Open Innovation: Global Cases and Initiatives unites knowledge on how SMEs can apply open innovation strategies to development by incorporating academic, entrepreneurial, institutional, research, and empirical cases. This book discusses diverse policy, economic, and cultural issues, including numerous opportunities and challenges surrounding open innovation strategies; studies relevant risks and risk management; analyzes SMEs evolution pattern on adopting open innovation strategies through available measurable criteria; and assists practitioners in designing action plans to empower SMEs.
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Digital Finance
Author: John Soldatos
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 3030945901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book presents how cutting-edge digital technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Blockchain are set to disrupt the financial sector. The book illustrates how recent advances in these technologies facilitate banks, FinTechs, and financial institutions to collect, process, analyze, and fully leverage the very large amounts of data that are nowadays produced and exchanged in the sector. To this end, the book also introduces some of the most popular Big Data, AI and Blockchain applications in the sector, including novel applications in the areas of Know Your Customer (KYC), Personalized Wealth Management and Asset Management, Portfolio Risk Assessment, as well as variety of novel Usage-based Insurance applications based on Internet-of-Things data. Most of the presented applications have been developed, deployed and validated in real-life digital finance settings in the context of the European Commission funded INFINITECH project, which is a flagship innovation initiative for Big Data and AI in digital finance. This book is ideal for researchers and practitioners in Big Data, AI, banking and digital finance. Introduces the latest advances in Big Data and AI in Digital Finance that enable scalable, effective, and real-time analytics; Explains the merits of Blockchain technology in digital finance, including applications beyond the blockbuster cryptocurrencies; Presents practical applications of cutting edge digital technologies in the digital finance sector; Illustrates the regulatory environment of the financial sector and presents technical solutions that boost compliance to applicable regulations; This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.
