A review of global challenges and survival strategies of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

SK Naradda Gamage, EMS Ekanayake, G Abeyrathne… - Economies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Economic globalization has created many challenges for small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) due to the rapid increase in competition. Therefore, the downfall rate of SMEs is …

Exporting challenges of SMEs: A review and future research agenda

J Paul, S Parthasarathy, P Gupta - Journal of world business, 2017 - Elsevier
This study seeks to review the literature on the exporting challenges and problems of small
and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in this era of globalization. Besides, we identify gaps …

A self‐tuning model for smart manufacturing SMEs: Effects on digital innovation

M Del Giudice, V Scuotto, A Papa… - Journal of Product …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the changing way people live, communicate, and work, enterprises are striving to shift
their existing business model into a “self‐tuning” one. Enterprises are becoming more agile …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholder diversity and collaborative innovation: Integrating the resource-based view with stakeholder theory

S Ozdemir, JCF de Arroyabe, V Sena… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This paper uses Stakeholder Theory to build on the Resource-Based View (RBV) of
the firm–and its extension, the Knowledge-Based View (KBV)–and theoretically and …

[HTML][HTML] Entrepreneurial passion and SMEs' performance: Moderating effects of financial resource availability and resource flexibility

S Adomako, M Ahsan - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the effects of the three identity-based entrepreneurial passions
(EPs)(that is, passion for inventing, developing, and founding) on established small and …

Collaboration and internationalization of SMEs: Insights and recommendations from a systematic review

N Zahoor, O Al‐Tabbaa, Z Khan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper performs a systematic literature review of the undeniably diverse–and somewhat
fragmented–current state of research on the collaborations and internationalization of small …

Internationalization barriers of SMEs from developing countries: a review and research agenda

A Chandra, J Paul, M Chavan - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper reviews the literature on internationalization barriers of small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries. The purposes of the study are:(1) to …

Digital transformation in family-owned Mittelstand firms: A dynamic capabilities perspective

J Soluk, N Kammerlander - European Journal of Information …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Digital technologies are increasingly affecting industries worldwide in many ways. Although
the adoption of digital technologies by firms has been studied extensively from a technical …

Democratizing entrepreneurship? Digital technologies and the internationalization of female‐led SMEs

A Pergelova, T Manolova… - Journal of Small …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines how digital technologies affect the international expansion of female‐
led small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital technologies have the potential to …

Resource dependence theory in international business: Progress and prospects

H Jiang, Y Luo, J Xia, M Hitt, J Shen - Global strategy journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary Resource dependence theory (RDT) has been widely applied
in the context of international business (IB) over the past four decades. This study reviews …