How Small To Medium Enterprises Thrive And Survive In Turbulent Times

Author : Yiu Ha Carmen Chu,Kosmas Smyrnios
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351667081

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How Small-to-Medium Enterprises Thrive and Survive in Turbulent Times by Yiu Ha Carmen Chu,Kosmas Smyrnios Pdf

Political and financial upheaval is not a new phenomenon – from the tulip bulb bubble in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century to Black Monday in 1987, businesses throughout history have worked to adapt and cope. However, today’s climate is even more fraught with crises, raising the levels of concern for business, society, and governments. It especially poses a challenge for small businesses, who have to learn to cope with this increasingly turbulent environment, dealing with the difficulties and taking advantage of the new opportunities that turbulence can provide. Understanding how resilience capabilities can be developed to promote sustainable business is imperative. This book provides a new paradigm for conceptualizing resilience capabilities and advances current understanding both theoretically and practically in real-world business settings. Examining the processes of resilience during different phases of crisis reveals why businesses either fail, or outperform their counterparts during times of turbulence. Based on in-depth empirical research, researchers and advanced students in small business, strategic management and risk management will find this an invaluable guide to organizational resilience.

Author : Alexandros Psychogios,Rea Prouska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351592604

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Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts by Alexandros Psychogios,Rea Prouska Pdf

Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts explores a range of human resource management (HRM) issues specific to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a series of research studies and secondary sources of data, the book’s primary aim is to contextualise HRM issues in SMEs operating in a variety of national economic contexts that are (or have recently experienced) a turbulent situation. SMEs are the backbone of these economies. It is therefore critical that we study HR practices and concepts within such enterprises. The book covers HR practices in SMEs, such as recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation and employee relations, by focusing on three types of turbulent economies: emerging market economies in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and Latin America; transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe; and crisis contexts in Southern Europe. Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts is a useful resource for organisations, practitioners, academics and scholars in the fields of HRM, employee engagement, small and medium business management and other related disciplines.

Author : Klaus North,Gregorio Varvakis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319273037

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Competitive Strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises by Klaus North,Gregorio Varvakis Pdf

This book is a timely guide for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) researchers, policy makers and strategists. SMEs are the most important sources of job creation and local development especially in knowledge-based economies. As turbulence in the globalized economies expands SMEs will have to learn to sustain competitiveness by developing their ‘dynamic capabilities’. Based on the findings of a 4-year European and Latin American research project, this book provides a theoretical framework, practical instruments and cases on how SMEs in diverse economic, social and cultural contexts can develop crisis resilience, increase agility, innovate and thus successfully compete in turbulent times.

Author : Bérangère Deschamps,Audrey Missonier,Catherine Thévenard-Puthod,Paulette Robic,Dominique Barbelivien
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000324693

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Business Transfers, Family Firms and Entrepreneurship by Bérangère Deschamps,Audrey Missonier,Catherine Thévenard-Puthod,Paulette Robic,Dominique Barbelivien Pdf

‘Business transfer’ refers to the transfer of ownership and leadership from one or more outgoing owner-manager(s) to one or more incoming owner-manager(s). Apart from all the company's material assets, it presupposes that information, relationships, know-how and social capital are also transmitted from one to the other. While much of the research on entrepreneurship has focused on new business ventures, few studies have considered business transfers as an alternative way of embarking on entrepreneurial activities. Business Transfers, Family Firms and Entrepreneurship provides the international community with a more comprehensive state-of-the-art of business transfer studies, which will enrich readers’ understanding. The business transfer is examined through different prisms: family businesses, internal business transfers to employees, external business transfers, and woman in business transfers. This book deals with business transfer as a whole, following a logic of continuity and sustainability for the transferred firm. It offers a refreshing point of view on business transfers, in terms of both the process and the actors, and from both the seller’s and the buyer’s sides. It presents the research on all types of business transfer including internal and external transfers and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship, small business management, family business, and strategic management. It can also be instructive for practitioners and stakeholders involved in a business transfer.

Author : Simon Bridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000506624

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The Persistence of Entrepreneurship Myths by Simon Bridge Pdf

Triggered largely by claims that small businesses were the main source of new jobs, an ‘explosion’ of interest in enterprise, entrepreneurs and small business has led to the establishment of a conventional wisdom about enterprise. Mistaken theories can become influential and examining the conventional enterprise wisdom indicates that much of it is questionable. If that is the case, a reassessment is needed. While wilful blindness and continuing to do more of the same is a natural response, it will not lead to improvements in knowledge. A new paradigm requires a step change in thinking, which is not easy to initiate. Nevertheless, accepting the evidence for the errors in current understanding and practice is a necessary first step if enterprise and its benefits are to be better understood and promoted. This book examines the conventional wisdom around enterprise, entrepreneurs and small businesses and illustrates not only why and how this could have evolved, but also why it could be based on a set of mistaken assumptions. Correcting the foundational knowledge on which enterprise and policy and practice rely and finding a new paradigm will result in better teaching and more effective policy. It will therefore be of interest to researchers, academics, students and policy makers in the fields of enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Author : Aldona Glińska-Neweś,Beata Glinka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000508338

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Corporate Volunteering, Responsibility and Employee Entrepreneurship by Aldona Glińska-Neweś,Beata Glinka Pdf

Supporting employee entrepreneurship is among major challenges contemporary organizations face. Many facets of corporate entrepreneurship are investigated, and the body of knowledge in the field is growing rapidly; nevertheless, there are still knowledge and research gaps to be filled. Notably, while there are studies linking HRM with corporate entrepreneurship, studies on connections between CSR-oriented practices and corporate/employee entrepreneurship are to be developed. The main goal of this book is to explain relationships between corporate volunteering and employee entrepreneurship in organisations. The book combines two extremely vivid fields of research: entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. Based on their own research, the authors present how participation in corporate volunteering, as one of the CSR practices in organisations, leads to strengthening employee entrepreneurial behaviour. The book offers a framework showing the role of CSR practices in shaping entrepreneurial and innovative employees’ behaviour. This book is aimed mainly at postgraduates, researchers and academics in the fields of entrepreneurship and corporate volunteering. As it touches vital fields of managerial education and management, it will also be of interest to master level students at universities or business schools as well as business practitioners.

Author : Anthony Abiodun Eniola,Chux Gervase Iwu,Abdullah Promise Opute
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000816624

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The Future of Entrepreneurship in Africa by Anthony Abiodun Eniola,Chux Gervase Iwu,Abdullah Promise Opute Pdf

For many years, entrepreneurship has been considered as one of the most important solutions to the three-pronged challenges, poverty, unemployment and inequality, of most African countries. A recent development that has undoubtedly compounded the challenges that African entrepreneurs face and further impede the economic growth impact is Covid-19. This pandemic has exerted severe damage to economies and businesses globally. For the African setting, the implications of Covid-19 on businesses and individuals would be enormous, as African societies are rarely equipped to absorb unexpected shocks of this magnitude as the social and welfare schemes are far below requirements. This book illuminates entrepreneurship in the African setting, focusing on the prospects, challenges, and the post-Covid-19 pandemic future. It aims to offer a rich repository of information on strategies and techniques for sustaining entrepreneurial activities that can enrich African nations and will be of relevance to academics, researchers, advanced students, entrepreneurs, governments, and government agencies who are interested in understanding issues relating to entrepreneurship development within the African continent.

Author : Joanna Duda,Rafał Kusa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000626216

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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Crisis by Joanna Duda,Rafał Kusa Pdf

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Crisis: SME Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic aims to address the conditions for the operations of SMEs during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the governmental support for entrepreneurs in such industries as tourism, manufacturing, recycling, education, and printing as well as the creative industry. Through the presentation of various strategies for the functioning and development of companies under crisis conditions along with new management approaches for coping with them, this book discusses the conditions for the operations of SMEs during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the support for entrepreneurs that has been offered by the governments of different countries. This approach will allow our results to be useful for a wide audience – making it especially valuable to researchers, academics, policymakers, and advanced students who are interested in crises, entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises, and strategic management.

Author : Susanne Durst
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031508363

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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Resilience by Susanne Durst Pdf

Author : Sujana Adapa,Tui McKeown,Miria Lazaris,Tanya Jurado
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789819948444

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and Business Uncertainty by Sujana Adapa,Tui McKeown,Miria Lazaris,Tanya Jurado Pdf

Research in this book enhances the understanding of small and medium-sized businesses as a result of unprecedented challenges presented to them. It elaborates on how some small and medium-sized businesses not only survive, but also thrive amidst uncertainties, by embracing digital solutions or transformations. To achieve this, the book adopts mixed research methods, with a combination of case studies, secondary data analysis and primary data analysis (survey information and/or interviews). Tables and illustrations are also included to provide the reader with a holistic understanding of small and medium-sized businesses from different cultural contexts.

Author : Khosrow-Pour D.B.A., Mehdi
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 2734 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799834748

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Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology by Khosrow-Pour D.B.A., Mehdi Pdf

For any organization to be successful, it must operate in such a manner that knowledge and information, human resources, and technology are continually taken into consideration and managed effectively. Business concepts are always present regardless of the field or industry – in education, government, healthcare, not-for-profit, engineering, hospitality/tourism, among others. Maintaining organizational awareness and a strategic frame of mind is critical to meeting goals, gaining competitive advantage, and ultimately ensuring sustainability. The Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology is an inaugural five-volume publication that offers 193 completely new and previously unpublished articles authored by leading experts on the latest concepts, issues, challenges, innovations, and opportunities covering all aspects of modern organizations. Moreover, it is comprised of content that highlights major breakthroughs, discoveries, and authoritative research results as they pertain to all aspects of organizational growth and development including methodologies that can help companies thrive and analytical tools that assess an organization’s internal health and performance. Insights are offered in key topics such as organizational structure, strategic leadership, information technology management, and business analytics, among others. The knowledge compiled in this publication is designed for entrepreneurs, managers, executives, investors, economic analysts, computer engineers, software programmers, human resource departments, and other industry professionals seeking to understand the latest tools to emerge from this field and who are looking to incorporate them in their practice. Additionally, academicians, researchers, and students in fields that include but are not limited to business, management science, organizational development, entrepreneurship, sociology, corporate psychology, computer science, and information technology will benefit from the research compiled within this publication.

Author : Amir Hartman,Craig LeGrande
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133410822

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Ruthless Execution by Amir Hartman,Craig LeGrande Pdf

Today's business leaders are confronted with a variety of obstacles that threaten their very survival. To survive and thrive, the modern manager must know how to lead through adversity while preparing their companies for a new era of success. In Ruthless Execution, Amir Hartman and Craig LeGrande identify the primary approaches and techniques that keep companies from falling prey to the myriad of corporate, economic, and market challenges faced by organizations around the world. In the second edition of this book , managers and executives will learn when and how to recalibrate the balance between performance and growth; how to define a coherent, tightly-drawn business philosophy that maps to specific actions; new ways to promote accountability and business alignment; and how to use performance metrics without burying people in meaningless trivia. The authors give practical advice on how to develop stronger critical capabilities for understanding and managing complexity. This fully updated edition offers new techniques for thriving despite adversity and features new examples and cases illustrating the challenges faced by the modern global organization.

Author : Nasir, Süphan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466629479

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Modern Entrepreneurship and E-Business Innovations by Nasir, Süphan Pdf

Technology has emerged as an important component in businesses and organizations by allowing for modern innovations through the internet and other information and communication technologies. Modern Entrepreneurship and E-Business Innovations provides advanced knowledge of e-entrepreneurship and innovation as well as emerging theories, applications and challenges. This book is an essential reference source for researchers, practitioners, and executives interested in a better understanding of a comprehensive framework for e-business and entrepreneurship.

Author : James Harty,Tahar Kouider,Graham Paterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317549833

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Getting to Grips with BIM by James Harty,Tahar Kouider,Graham Paterson Pdf

With the UK government‘s 2016 BIM threshold approaching, support for small organisations on interpreting, filtering and applying BIM protocols and standards is urgently required. Many small UK construction industry supply chain firms are uncertain about what Level 2 BIM involves and are unsure about taking first steps towards having BIM capability. As digitisation, increasingly impacts on work practices, Getting to Grips with BIM offers an insight into an industry in change supplemented by practical guidance on managing the transition towards more widespread and integrated use of digital tools to manage the design, construction and whole life use of buildings.

Author : Draye Redfern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732973474

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The Recession Survival Guide by Draye Redfern Pdf

A guide to navigate your business successfully through turbulent and calm times