Smes In An Era Of Globalization

Author : Ilan Bijaoui
Publisher : Springer
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137564733

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SMEs in an Era of Globalization by Ilan Bijaoui Pdf

This book identifies the driving forces behind globalization and proposes innovative ways for small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) to confront them. More than ever, sustainable competitive advantage requires SMEs to continually adapt their strategy and confront new and current competition in the international market. SMEs working with multinational companies could also benefit from winning strategies based on a sensible analysis of rational and irrational phenomena at the micro- and macro-economic levels. This book uses different models developed and established through international business experiences to determine the relevant strategy in the global market. It illustrates each model through real, successful case studies of globalization of factor, efficiency, and innovation-driven SMEs. It will benefit scholars of entrepreneurship, international business, regional development as well as managers, governmental institutions, and regional development, and consultants to SMEs.

Author : David B. Audretsch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114372142

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SMEs in the Age of Globalization by David B. Audretsch Pdf

"Bring[s] together the leading scholarly papers about how globalization has impacted the role of SMEs"--Back cover

Author : Christoph Lohrmann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783668032279

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Globalization and its opportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises by Christoph Lohrmann Pdf

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 100%, University of Sussex, language: English, abstract: Small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) represent about 95% of enterprises in Europe, with a high amount of small companies ranging between 22% - 66% as well as high importance all over the globe. Nevertheless, the sector of SMEs has been ignored and poorly understood for many decades. Eventually, a research conducted by the economist David Birch published in 1979 revealed that especially SMEs are responsible for economic growth in general and are the prime source for job creation, accounting for up to 60% of the overall employment. As a result, the OECD considers them to be the core for economic growth and the dominant form of businesses worldwide in the future, acknowledging the importance of SMEs within global economy. Knowledge about small- and medium-sized enterprises has become even more important due to the fact that the interest of small firms to operate on foreign markets increased in the last decades. This essay depicts the characteristics of small- and medium-sized companies, compares it to multinational companies (MNCs) to determine advantages as well as disadvantages and, finally, examines certain opportunities for SMEs offered by globalization and internationalisation.

Author : Zoltan J. Acs,Bernard Yeung
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780472110018

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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy by Zoltan J. Acs,Bernard Yeung Pdf

DIVExplores how and why small and medium-sized businesses are flourishing in the global marketplace /div

Author : Gerald I. Susman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847204431

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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economy by Gerald I. Susman Pdf

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.

Author : Eirik Vatne,Michael Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351726726

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The Networked Firm in a Global World by Eirik Vatne,Michael Taylor Pdf

This title was first published in 2000. Illustrated by a wide range of international case studies, this volume elaborates, extends and critiques one of the key models of local growth, which emphasizes learning, networking and 'embeddedness' in relation to the role of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). In doing so, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the changing role of SMEs in an era of globalization.

Author : Moha Asri Abdullah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111178641

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Asian Small and Medium Enterprises by Moha Asri Abdullah Pdf

The book discusses and reviews issues and challenges, as well as prospects, on the growth and development potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the 21st Century. Part one is an introduction that presents the overall scenario of SMEs in the era of globalisation. Part two examines regional perspectives, including: small and medium enterprises in regional development; globalisation and the changing role of East Asia SMEs in the electronic industry; the Asian economic crisis and lesson for SMEs; and government intervention and small industries. Part three refers to the challenges in selected countries including, print advertisements of service firms, the globalised economy and the strategic importance of SMEs in Malaysia; survival in global crisis for small businesses in Indonesia; total productivity in Malaysian SMEs; and quality approaches and human resource practices. BA (Hons-MU), MA (Essex) and Ph.D (London), is the Deputy Director and associate Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, University Science Malaysia, Penang. He teaches on small business management, however, his interest and research focus is mainly on development economics, specifically the development of small and medium enterprises. He has published 12 books and over 20 papers in renowned journals, and presented a number of papers to international conferences. His recent books include: 'Foreign Workers in Malasysia (co-author); 'Foreign Labour in Asia' (co-author); 'Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia'; 'Management of Small Enterprises'; 'Small and Medium Enterprises in Asian Pacific Countries' (main editor).

Author : Yihai Li,Aníbal Carlos Zottele
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811576874

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A New Blue Ocean by Yihai Li,Aníbal Carlos Zottele Pdf

This book explores the achievements and obstacles confronting China and major Latin American countries in developing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of new changes in “The Belt and Road” Initiative. In the first three chapters, the Chinese authors elaborate on the relationship between “The Belt and Road” Initiative and globalization, as well as strategies towards forming an increasingly close bond between China and Latin America. The book ends with chapters dedicated to analyzing the BRI conditions and effects on SMEs of Latin-American countries. These country specific chapters will show the specific opportunities and challenges the countries conditions, be they political, geological, etc. may have on the development of SMEs under the BRI. The book will be useful not only to industry leaders looking to better understand how they can potentially benefit from the BRI but also by the general public, as the book will explain what this new era of globalization, and more specifically the BRI, will mean for the world’s industries and society.

Author : Alkis Thrassou,Demetris Vrontis,Yaakov Weber,S. M. Riad Shams,Evangelos Tsoukatos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030458317

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The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business by Alkis Thrassou,Demetris Vrontis,Yaakov Weber,S. M. Riad Shams,Evangelos Tsoukatos Pdf

SMEs are significant job creators and drivers of innovation and competition in most economic sectors. Furthermore, the traditional constraints of small and medium enterprises, such as geographic operations, are now being dissolved by technological developments. This means that there are new opportunities for SMEs, and their fundamental principles are being redefined: the aims, competencies, strategy, management, practice, and scope of these businesses are changing, with wide-ranging implications. This is the first part of a two volume work that incorporates scientific chapters on SME business theory and practice. Authors provide a balanced perspective of the present and future of SMEs across all business disciplines, including management, strategy, marketing, economics, and finance. While Volume II explores external issues such as contextual forces, the effects of the financial crisis, and macro-economic effects, this first volume focuses on the individual SME and internal issues such as innovation, quality, and digitization.

Author : Helena Lenihan,Bernadette Andr‰osso-O'Callaghan,Mark Hart
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849805353

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SMEs in a Globalised World by Helena Lenihan,Bernadette Andr‰osso-O'Callaghan,Mark Hart Pdf

This insightful book shows how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from some of the traditionally less dynamic peripheral economies of the old EU namely Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain have responded to the twin challenges of globalisation and industrial restructuring. Through a series of unique case studies the contributing authors discuss how these economies, and in particular the SME sector, can be transformed. The book begins by examining the key drivers of the globally competitive SME sector in the EU, before moving on to explore the relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs), SMEs and industrial development. The authors investigate important policy implications and provide lessons for SME development and growth. With empirical and theoretical contributions on SMEs in both the manufacturing and the services sectors, this essential book will be invaluable for researchers and policymakers in small business economics and management. Postgraduate students of entrepreneurship, business economics, industrial economics and European studies will appreciate this unique set of insights.

Author : Lester Lloyd-Reason,Leigh Sear
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847207098

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Trading Places--SMEs in the Global Economy by Lester Lloyd-Reason,Leigh Sear Pdf

There are 18 contributions in the book; all of whom are very highly regarded in the fields of entrepreneurship and international management. . . the book is well researched and edited. The book provides an excellent discussion on the importance of SMEs in the global economy. Through a number of different case study examples and discussion of various elements of the internationalization process, this book provides an outstanding resource for the study of SMEs that operate in the international market. Vanessa Ratten, Journal of International Entrepreneurship This book is most timely. It arrives at a time when globalisation and new technologies present major opportunities and challenges to the role of the independent small and medium sized business in economies. . . The book s strength in dealing with many of the emerging issues is underpinned by a truly international range of contributors with a strong mix of practical as well as academic experience. From the preface by Allan Gibb, Professor Emeritus, Durham University, UK Lester Lloyd-Reason and Leigh Sear bring together leading researchers and thinkers in this critical guide to the ongoing, worldwide research shaping the role played by SMEs within today s global economy. The expert contributors contend that the past twenty years have seen an explosion in research into international SMEs, resulting in a considerable body of academic literature and thinking. This research, they argue, may merely serve to increase our lack of understanding in this area, and often results in myths and misconceptions upon which SME policies and support programmes have been developed and introduced. They go on to suggest that academic models are often poorly suited to the problems faced by SMEs within the international trading environment. In many instances, the contributors find SMEs at the vanguard of the challenge to accepted business practices: it is these challenges that underpin the text. Illustrating that today s SMEs are faced with the critical issue of how to create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage in light of the increased complexity of international trade and global business linkages, this Handbook will prove invaluable to both academics and practitioners involved in business and management and entrepreneurship.

Author : Leo Suryadinata
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812304018

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Southeast Asia's Chinese Businesses in an Era of Globalization by Leo Suryadinata Pdf

Addresses the rise of China and its impacts on Southeast Asia's economies and businesses, especially on those of ethnic Chinese. Also discusses Southeast Asian government policies, particularly their economic and business policies, towards local Chinese, and Southeast Asian Chinese businesses, both conglomerates and SMEs, in an era of globalization.

Author : Hamid Etemad
Publisher : Edward Elgar Pub
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781003181

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The Process of Internationalization in Emerging SMEs and Emerging Economies by Hamid Etemad Pdf

This book, the fourth volume in the McGill International Entrepreneurship series, brings together 27 top scholars to explore the structural complexities, evolving relations and dynamic forces that are shaping a new system of multi-polar, multi-level international business relations. It examines entrepreneurial efforts and relations in different national and corporate cultures, each embedded in and also constrained by country-specific socio-economic structures and each vying for consumer attentions in competitive global markets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 928332336X

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Enhancing SME Competitiveness in the Age of Globalization by Anonim Pdf

Author : Oscar M. Alfonso,Myrna Rodriguez Co
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Globalization
ISBN : UOM:39015063271020

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Bridging the Gap by Oscar M. Alfonso,Myrna Rodriguez Co Pdf