Strategic innovation, foresight and the deployment of project portfolio management under mid-range planning conditions in medium-sized firms

N Hadjinicolaou, M Kader, I Abdallah - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ability of a firm to innovate and absorb its
innovative developments by borrowing concepts and models from project portfolio …

Strategic decision-making in SMEs: effectuation, causation, and the absence of strategy

A Hauser, F Eggers, S Güldenberg - Small Business Economics, 2020 - Springer
Since the early 2000s, effectuation has gained substantial interest in literature. Whereas
Sarasvathy in her seminal 2001 article distinguished effectuation from causal decision …

Factors influencing the SME business success in Malaysia

CH Lim, KB Teoh - Annals of Human Resource Management …, 2021 - goodwoodpub.com
Purpose: The research aimed to investigate the factors that influence SME business success
in Malaysia. Research methodology: This study employed a quantitative research design …

Methodology for strategic posture determination of SMEs

J Borocki, M Radisic, W Sroka, J Greblikaite… - Engineering …, 2019 - inzeko.ktu.lt
This paper presents the methodology for strategic posture determination of SMEs. The
methodology itself that is explained in detail is based on the original work of A. Rowe and …

The role of effectuation and causation for SME survival amidst economic crisis

O Osiyevskyy, G Shirokova, M Ehsani - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Economy-wide crises create major challenges for small and medium enterprises
(SMEs). Existing studies emphasize the crucial role of contrasting behavioral strategies …

Business owner and manager's attitudes towards financial decision-making and strategic planning: Evidence from Croatian SMEs

M Klačmer Čalopa - Management: journal of contemporary …, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The main goal of the paper was to explore the attitude of business owners and
managers in the small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Croatia toward financial …

How business strategy drives human resource practices in small and medium enterprises? Evidence from Pakistani autoparts industry

Y Ahmad, MR Khan - International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose In large enterprises, the notion is that an organization's business strategy is a
significant determinant of its human resource (HR) practices. However, there is limited …

Barriers to corporate social responsibility: An Indian SME perspective

SK Dixit, SS Priya - International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the world are generally found to
have a limited interest in wider social issues. SMEs face many barriers in operating in a …

[PDF][PDF] Using Analytic Hierarchy Process for Exploring Prioritization of Functional Strategies in Auto Parts Manufacturing SMEs of Pakistan

Y Ahmad - 2014 - academia.edu
This article uses analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to find prioritization of functional
strategies (manufacturing, marketing, human resource, and financial management) by small …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of innovative cultural processes on performance of small and medium size enterprises

R Salman, D Arshad, L Julienti Abu Bakar… - Management Science …, 2018 - ray.yorksj.ac.uk
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the most influencing business unit
in any country's progress because SMEs utilize the raw resources in every country and …