scholarly journals A Research for Feasibility Analysis and Model Building of e-Tourism Industrial Value Chain with Cooperation of Industry, Government and University in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Shun-Fa Hsu ◽  
◽  
Yi-In Lee ◽  
Ching-Tzu Hsu ◽  
Chih-Hua Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Technological Universities ◽  
Industrial Value Chain ◽  
Ict Industry ◽  
National Industry ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This paper investigates the technical resources of cooperation of industry, government and university, and how industrial value chains (IVC) in e-tourism industry develop in such collaboration. First, the chance of cooperation between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in tourism industry and information technology developers were discovered inside the national industry policies of Taiwan, and local technological universities could play a key role inside as an official resource importer. Then, theoretical feasibility of industry-government-university cooperation in e-tourism and IVC were testified to build the core concept of e-tourism IVC model with cooperation of industry, government and university. Furthermore, based on prospective framework in e-tourism, the research team, consisting of professionals in various fields, put the concept into practice by endeavoring to collaborate with enterprises in tourism and information and communication technology (ICT) industry. After complying with requirements of grant applying programs, the team acquired funds of 570,000 NTD from Ministry of Education (MOE), companies and universities, making this cooperation model preliminarily practical. As stated above, e-tourism IVC model with cooperation of industry, government and university is an applicable university-industry cooperation (UIC) model technological universities can utilize to enhance competitiveness of ICT and tourism industries, as well as SMEs.

scholarly journals INDUSTRIAL VALUE CHAIN IN INDONESIA’S SME CREATIVE BUSINESS: AN EXPLORATION RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Evander Subagyo ◽  
Dewi Savitri Saraswati ◽  
Teddy Trilaksono
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Visual Communication Design ◽  
Industrial Value Chain ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The creative industry is currently growing very rapidly in developing countries. This is indicated by various government policies to increase the competitiveness of this industry. Value chains are needed to gain the competitive advantage within this industry at every additional step of the chain. However, there is no comprehensive research on the creative industry value chain in developing countries, such as Indonesia, especially in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study attempts to explore the concept of industrial chain values to narrow the gaps that exists in the literature. The research method used is a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews and observations of 11 SMEs consisting of 5 creative business sub-sectors, namely the culinary, fashion, craft, photography, and visual communication design sectors. The results of this study indicate that, in creative industries, co- creation is the differentiator on the value chain activities, especially those that offer customization. Meanwhile, the use of social media is also considered as an important value chain activities that must be used to effectively communicate the value of the business. The results of this study can be used by stakeholders in Indonesian SMEs as a reference for formulating competitiveness strategies for this creative industry.

AFRICA’S RENAISSANCE AND POTENTIAL IN THE LEATHER SECTOR WITH REFLECTION TO THE GLOBAL PERFORMANCE

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mwinyihija M.
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Value Add ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Productivity And Competitiveness ◽  
Critical Aspects

Africa’s renaissance is inevitable and rapidly emerging as a reality in tandem with the continent’s continued exploration of its natural resources in a more sustained way than previously done. Currently, the clarion call is to value add, avoid plundering and involve its population through the SME’s to adapt modern methods of entrepreneurship. During the study, critical aspects that are envisaged to trigger the growth and development of Africa, included the entry of major countries of the continent into the global emerging markets such as MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). For the leather sector, certain socioeconomic indicators such as the youthful participation in the value chain, ownership status, literacy levels and acquired experiences are all contributing to a vibrant sector. It was observed that these indicators if well aligned with individual member states of African Union Commission and structured than productivity and competitiveness of leather products will be attained. As such, ease of either foreign direct investment, local recapitalization and development of the SME’s could become feasible. Indeed, with the emergence of over 300 million youth at middle level income level is construed to start building on the impact of the continents purchasing power. Therefore, Africa needs to respond by address on development of ICT, develop affordable financial support to provide stimulus packages to SME’s (Small and Medium Enterprises) to transform, improve on inter and intra trade to optimize on unexplored synergies and enhance mobility of persons with in Africa as preamble to Africa’s renaissance.

Incidence of Stakeholders in the corporate social responsibility of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises of Santa Marta

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (62) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Guillen León ◽  
Sergio Afcha
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The City

This article analyses the perception and application of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in a sample of 499 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city of Santa Marta (Colombia) following the theory of Stakeholders. Specifically, the interdependence technique of exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the most influential Stakeholders in the execution of CSR practices. It was found that Stakeholders related to the value chain, the environment and corporate management favour social responsibility actions in local MSMEs. In contrast, community and government have less influence on the development of social responsibility practices in MSMEs. Additionally, it was found that the size of the business acts as an important moderator of the development of the CSR. Given that there is a distinctive influence of Stakeholders in the development of responsible practices in the MSMEs of Santa Marta, it is suggested that comprehensive training programs on social responsibility be promoted in smaller companies.

Overview on SMEs Family-run Local Coffee Shop in Malaysia: Challenges and Determinants of Survival

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Choong Foo ◽  
Norkhairul Hafiz Bajuri ◽  
Kuan Yew Wong
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Coffee Shop ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Coffee Shops ◽  
General Association

Recently, The Tourism Minister has challenged the Malaysia-Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors General Association to publish a booklet with a list of 100 best kopitiams in Malaysia to promote the nation’s unique coffee shop trade to the world. Local coffee shops (kopitiams) are the intangible cultural heritage that are successful in guarding their traditional recipe, thus an adequate review on local coffee shops is significant as they can use this opportunity to benefit from the country’s expanding tourism industry. In essence, this paper provides an overview of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) family-run local coffee shop businesses. An attempt was made to identify the challenges of local coffee shops (kopitiams) from literature review. These challenges include lack of interest from the new generation to take over those businesses, fierce competition in food industry, and change of consumer demand. Furthermore, this paper also helps to understand the determinants of local coffee shop survival.

scholarly journals Connecting Inward and Outward Internationalisation of Malaysian SMEs: A Learning Approach

2018 ◽  
pp. 264-275
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

When SMEs are part of global value chain, the flows of information in cross-border buyer-supplier relationships which emerge from inward-outward internationalisation connections should be addressed. This study therefore investigates the learning processes of internationalising small and medium enterprises that engage in inward and outward internationalisation. Hence, this study adopts a qualitative case study approach based on ten cases of the internationalising SMEs in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with the Managing Directors of the selected SMEs were conducted over a two-year period. Additionally, participant observations were conducted by attending the meetings related to import-export activities and documentations were gathered for data triangulation Findings of this study highlights that the relationship with key foreign suppliers empowered case firms to connect inward to outward internationalisation through collaborative knowledge sharing. The distribution of knowledge through tacit-tacit and tacit-explicit knowledge sharing underpinned by formal planning was a prerequisite for inward-outward internationalisation connections to be established.

scholarly journals Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) Kreatif Pedesaan di Kabupaten Sleman studi Kasus Subsektor Industri Kerajinan Anyaman Mendong

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristiana Sri Utami ◽  
Nany Noor Kurniyati
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Design Production ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Creative industries including its subsector handicraft, is very potential to be developed, because Indonesia is rich in culture heritage. Creative industries is largely related to a group of micro , small and medium enterprises which are mostly located in rural areas . Industry has entered the era of globalization which is rapidly developed, so that the role of UKM (small&medium enterprises) in handicraft as a part of the creative industries to achieve welfare society should be developed. The appropriate strategic planning will spur the development of this industry. Mendong craft is one of the creative industry subsector that exists in Sleman. Methods of analysis is using value chain and SWOT analysis. From the data, it is found that mendong craft is a cultured asset that deserve to be developed. Mendong, as the material for the weaved craft is an abundant local natural asset, but a lack of interest from the local community to develop this industry brings less quantity of product that is produced. This craft is still less touched so that it has limitation in creation/ design, production,commerlialization, and distribution. The reality is that the entrepreneurs are afraid to enter the global marked caused by anxiousness about the inability to fulfill demanded quantity.

Local Resources to Compete in the Global Business

2015 ◽  
pp. 119-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Tani ◽  
Ornella Papaluca
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Local Area ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Change Factors ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This chapter analyzes the role of local area resources in the global hospitality market as a way for small and medium enterprises to create a portfolio of distinctive resources to reach a sustainable competitive advantage position in the international markets. After a brief introduction on the tourism industry and its main change factors the chapter adopts a resource base and market-driven approach in order to identify resources role in shaping competitive advantages. The chapter discuss a case-study on a successful example of diffused hotel in Abruzzo, Italy, identifying the core resources and those needed to support them in creating a successful tourism product.

ICT Mediated Value Chain for Managing Weavers’ Livelihoods

2013 ◽  
pp. 526-562
Author(s):  
Harekrishna Misra
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Returns On Investment ◽  
Manage Innovation

Value chain practices focus on market orientation of products and services. Products and services highly rely on processes included in the supply chain in order to contribute to the value chain. Globalization, competition, and high cost of production influence the value chain imperatives. Thus, organizations involved in the value chain are challenged with creation of innovative designs and establishing lean production scenarios. This challenge is more serious in the cases of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The rugs industry in India is one example of such market behavior, and various SMEs are involved in this sector. Besides, the sector demands market orientation and customer retention for which continuous innovative practices are essential. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have played a crucial role in supporting these SMEs in India in rolling out innovative designs through customer engagements in the entire production life cycle. There are also efforts to use ICT as a tool to innovate processes, products, and services to harness better returns on investment and to sustain business. In this case, Jaipur Rugs Company (JRC) strives to manage innovation cycles to ensure development oriented value chain for the weavers and ICT applications have been intrinsic to realize these efforts.

Open Innovation Strategies in SMEs

2013 ◽  
pp. 281-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman ◽  
Isabel Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Economic Gain ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Base ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
Corporate Business

Open innovation in entrepreneurships already finds its acceptance at all levels of the business industry for adding value to the business. The value could be in the form of economic gain or enhancement of knowledge leading to a sustained financial base. Open innovation adopts various strategies to accomplish the task for enhancing the value gain. Varying by size, nature, pattern, or characteristics of the firm various strategies are being adopted by enterprises. Though largely known to be familiar in corporate business houses, in recent years open innovation is also becoming increasingly familiar in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the trend is rapidly increasing. However, despite the potency of open innovation strategies, most of the enterprises are yet to find a sustained business model, especially for the SMEs working at the periphery of that value chain. This forms the basis of the current study. This chapter is trying to formulate a business model incorporating partnership approach from academia, research houses, intermediaries, and other stakeholders.

A Semantic Web Service Based Middleware for the Tourism Industry

2010 ◽  
pp. 189-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yildiray Kabak ◽  
Mehmet Olduz ◽  
Gokce B. Laleci ◽  
Tuncay Namli ◽  
Veli Bicer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mapping Tool ◽  
Service Consumer ◽  
Hotel Chains ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Web

Currently in the travel domain, most of the travel products are sold through global distribution aystems (GDSs). Since only major airline companies or hotel chains can afford to join GDSs, it is difficult for small and medium enterprises to market their travel products. In this chapter, we describe a middleware, called SATINE, to address this problem. In the SATINE middleware, existing travel applications are wrapped as Web services. Web services, as such, is of limited use because the service consumer must know all the details of the Web service like the functionality of the Web service (what it does) and the content and the structure of input and output messages. Therefore, we annotate both the service functionality and the service messages with Web ontology language (OWL) ontologies. Service functionality ontology is obtained from the “Open Travel Alliance (OTA)” specifications. Service message ontologies are automatically generated from the XML schema definitions of the messages. These local message ontologies are mapped into one or more global message ontologies through an ontology mapping tool developed, called OWLmt. The mapping definitions thus obtained are used to automatically map heterogeneous message instances used by the Web service provider and the consumer using a global ontology as a common denominator. This architecture is complemented by a peer-to-peer network which uses the introduced semantics for the discovery of Web services. Through the SATINE middleware, the travel parties can expose their existing applications as semantic Web services either to their Web site or to Web service registries they maintain. SATINE middleware facilitates the discovery and execution of these services seamlessly to the user.

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