scholarly journals The Effect of Customer-Company Relationship on Internet Adoption in Jordanian Small and Medium Enterprises

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaith Mustafa Al-Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Internet Adoption ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Global Economic Growth ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Use Of Internet

Internet is a new effective way to conduct business and marketing. It is used widely in the developed countries because of its unquestionable benefits especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) where internet provides great potential for such firms to compete world wild. SMEs are very important component of the national economies and are estimated to account for 80 percent of global economic growth. In developing countries, such as Jordan, internet adoption for marketing activities can be very helpful to SMEs. The main objective of this research is to examine the customer-company relationship effect on internet adoption in Jordanian SMEs, and highlight the actual use of internet in SMEs that adopted internet for marketing activities. One main and three sub- hypotheses were formed based on the literature review and previous studies. A restricted research methodology was used and the hypothesis was tested over a proportional systematic random sample obtained from the official records of Amman Chamber of Commerce. Data was collected through questionnaires, 270 personally submitted questionnaires were distributed to the decisions makers in Jordanian SMEs. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) was chosen to describe and analyze the data of 253 filtered and screened questionnaires. Results and discussion, conclusion, and recommendations were provided.

The Building of Cigarette Factory Warehousing Management System Based on Data Warehouse

2012 ◽  
Vol 490-495 ◽  
pp. 664-668
Author(s):  
Xiang Ying Dong ◽  
Xue Qun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Management System ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Construction Model

The construction of X Cigarette Factory’s Material Order and Warehousing Management System is underway, at the same time, the new system and the office automation system, the production execution system and the automated logistics system can form an integral enterprise business that operates on the basis of supply chain. It is necessary to be point out that it is an approach with Chinese characteristics on developing information system: compared with integrative and Process Reengineering construction model of the developed countries, most Chinese enterprises like X Cigarette Factory tend to develop information system gradually and by outsourcing partly subject to financial, staff and process stability factors. X Cigarette Factory’s practices and experiences can gave an inspiration to other small and medium enterprises in China.

Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises

2016 ◽  
pp. 250-272
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Medium Enterprises

In spite of the increased acceptance by most of the corporate business houses around the world, the adaptation of strategies and concepts belonging to the newly evolved dimension of entrepreneurships, the open innovation (OI), countries in the East, West or South are yet to adapt appropriate strategies in their business practices, especially in order to reach out to the grass roots communities, or to the masses. So far, firms belonging to the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, irrespective of their numbers and contributions towards their national economies are lagging behind far in accepting open innovation strategies for their business advancements. While talking about this newly emerged business dimension, it comprises of complex and dynamically developed concepts like, management of various aspects of intellectual property, administration of patents, copyright and trademark issues or supervision of market trend for minute details related to knowledge acquisition. All these issues are largely responsible to add value to the business plan in terms of economy or knowledge gain, and organizations acting in this aspect deserve comprehensive researches and investigations. As most of the developed countries are already in their advanced stage in adopting open innovation strategies, finding this as a weak link in terms of entrepreneurships in less developed countries, this chapter intends to seek answers related to the mentioned issues focusing adaption of open innovation strategies in developing and transitional economies. It is a study on business houses or national efforts from countries belonging to these categories, deducting from a longitudinal literature review. The chapter goes on looking into other aspects of business development incorporating various OI concepts, synthesizes to build a reasonable framework to be applicable in the target economies, points out to some future research aspects and concludes the finding of this research. This study expects to enhance knowledge of entrepreneurs, academics and researchers by gaining specific knowledge on trend of open innovation strategies in developing and transitional countries.

Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 2030-2052
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Medium Enterprises

In spite of the increased acceptance by most of the corporate business houses around the world, the adaptation of strategies and concepts belonging to the newly evolved dimension of entrepreneurships, the open innovation (OI), countries in the East, West or South are yet to adapt appropriate strategies in their business practices, especially in order to reach out to the grass roots communities, or to the masses. So far, firms belonging to the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, irrespective of their numbers and contributions towards their national economies are lagging behind far in accepting open innovation strategies for their business advancements. While talking about this newly emerged business dimension, it comprises of complex and dynamically developed concepts like, management of various aspects of intellectual property, administration of patents, copyright and trademark issues or supervision of market trend for minute details related to knowledge acquisition. All these issues are largely responsible to add value to the business plan in terms of economy or knowledge gain, and organizations acting in this aspect deserve comprehensive researches and investigations. As most of the developed countries are already in their advanced stage in adopting open innovation strategies, finding this as a weak link in terms of entrepreneurships in less developed countries, this chapter intends to seek answers related to the mentioned issues focusing adaption of open innovation strategies in developing and transitional economies. It is a study on business houses or national efforts from countries belonging to these categories, deducting from a longitudinal literature review. The chapter goes on looking into other aspects of business development incorporating various OI concepts, synthesizes to build a reasonable framework to be applicable in the target economies, points out to some future research aspects and concludes the finding of this research. This study expects to enhance knowledge of entrepreneurs, academics and researchers by gaining specific knowledge on trend of open innovation strategies in developing and transitional countries.

scholarly journals The Impact of Human Resources Development on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p45
Author(s):  
Zeqir Voca ◽  
Ymer Havolli
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Human Resources Development ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
In Transit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Resources Development

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of the Human Resources Development (HRD) on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo. There is a large volume of research that support the positive relationship between HRD and the organizational performance. Most of such research was conducted in the developed countries and to a lesser extent in the developing countries (countries in transit). Through this study we confirmed the impact of the investments in various forms of HRD in the performance of the SMEs in Kosovo. This study provides empirical data that support the impact of training and development, career development and motivation of employees on organizational performance, but the results of this study do not support the impact of the education of entrepreneurs on the organizational performance.

scholarly journals Global determinants of sustaining and developing family enterprises in Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Mária Moresová ◽  
Mariana Sedliačiková ◽  
Alena Kaščáková
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Statistical Hypothesis ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Family Enterprises ◽  
Current State ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Support Family

Family enterprises play an important role in global economies and in national economies of all developed countries. Creating new, and maintaining the existing family enterprises, combined with their continuous development should be the key priority of all countries. Based on the evaluation of the current state of family business in Slovak micro, small, and medium enterprises, the main objective of this paper is to identify the key determinants which affect its development. At the same time, the authors propose such measures the implementation of which into business practice will lead to sustainability of the existing, as well as the support of the newly established family enterprises in Slovakia. The research has been evaluated with the use of methods of testing the statistical hypothesis and methods of descriptive statistics. As the conducted research has proved, at the external environment, the most negative determinant that limits the activities of family enterprises is strong competition of other enterprises operating in the Slovak market. The biggest problem related to internal environment of family enterprises is obtaining a stable qualified. The results led to conclusions and recommendations, the implementation of which into practice will help to support family business in Slovakia.

scholarly journals An assessment of informal SMEs’ potential in an African economy – theoretical and conceptual framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herrison Matsongoni ◽  
Emmanuel Mutambara
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
African Continent ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Fishbone Diagram ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed World

Informal Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in their respective economies over the world particularly in the African continent. This paper reviews various theories on SMEs towards understanding the potential of the informal sector in the context of African countries. The paper uses a theoretical approach for the purpose of assessing the challenges that have affected the development of the informal SMEs sector over the years in both the developing and developed world. Economically developing countries in Africa pose unique challenges to informal SMEs development compared to the developed countries. The paper reviews the theories that define the rise to informality in Africa by identifying the key determinants for the emergence of informal SMEs. A conceptual framework for assessing informal SME’s potential for Africa is developed. The conceptual framework is based on the Fishbone diagram developed by Kaoru Ishikawa (1986). This paper discusses the intricacies of the applicability of the proposed conceptual framework to assess the potential of the informal SMEs in Africa and the way forward for the formalization debate.

Analysis of Major Problems Faced by Small Firms in North India

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 150-160
Author(s):  
Davinder Singh ◽  
Jaimal Singh Khamba ◽  
Tarun Nanda
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
North India ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been noted to play a significant role in promoting economic growth in less developed countries, developing and also in developed countries. Worldwide, the micro and small enterprises have been accepted as the engine of economic growth of any nation. Small and Medium Enterprises are the backbone of the economies, because it trigger employment, output, export, poverty alleviation, economic empowerment, economic development etc. in developed as well as in developing countries. It is more important to developing countries as the poverty and unemployment are burning problems. MSMEs have been playing a momentous role in overall economic development of a country like India where millions of people are unemployed or underemployed. Therefore, the growth of small sectors is essential for the growth in the GDP, employment generation, total manufacturing production and export. India, being one of the fastest growing economies of the world, needs to pay an honest attention for the utmost growth of MSMEs for its increased contribution in above areas.

scholarly journals Promoting Clusters and Networks for Small and Medium Enterprises to Economic Development in the Globalization Era

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401769715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Foghani ◽  
Batiah Mahadi ◽  
Rosmini Omar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Global Arena ◽  
Asian Developing Countries

This research attempts to explore the importance of cluster-based systems in preparation for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to go global, and it is an ongoing research. The findings of this research are aimed at providing insights to policy makers, academicians, and practitioners with the objective of creating initiatives, strategies, and policies, which reflect the primary aim of supporting SMEs in managing global challenges. SMEs that are cluster-based have the potential to facilitate the successful inclusion of SMEs in the growth of productivity and networks of global distribution. Most Asian developing countries are in the dark when it comes to this matter. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relations between the capabilities of the networks and clusters in developing SMEs’ preparedness in facing business players in the global arena. This study’s scope includes specific Asian developing countries. Even though the issue of clusters in SMEs has been well researched in developed countries, such empirical studies are still lacking in the Asian region despite its prevalent collectivism practice. In the concluding analysis, the study intends to develop a model emphasizing the cluster-based industrial SMEs toward globalization.

MARKET POSSIBILITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGROTOURISM IN ISTRIA

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Desimir Bošković
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Further Development

The basic question for further development of our tourism is a how, what with and when to restructure the mass tourist supply and make it flexible to market trends and demands. In the developed countries, the transformation of mass tourism to various selective forms and kinds of tourism is under way and very successful. The development of agritourism, which this paper is about, could significantly alleviate the past discrepancies in tourist supply and change the structure of the whole supply. On basic of the research done, the authors claim that some basic conditions for the development of agritourism in Istria have been fulfilled. So ther suggests its concept of development, financial funds needed, ways of financing, stimulative and other measures, legal regulations needed, organization of marketing activities, effects of the development etc.

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