scholarly journals The Influence of Core Competence on Organizational Performance of IT Small and Medium Enterprises : The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship and Government Support

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
Doohwan Roh ◽  
Ho-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Moderating Role

Effects of cloud computing assimilation on supply chain financing risks of SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Lu ◽  
Jinliang Chen ◽  
Hua Song ◽  
Xiangyu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Financing ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how cloud computing assimilation reduces supply chain financing (SCF) risks of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study also investigated the mediating roles of internal and external supply chain integration between cloud computing assimilation and the SCF risks of SMEs, as well as the moderating role of environmental competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from surveys of SMEs located in China. Multiple regression analysis was used to validate the proposed theoretical model and research hypotheses. Findings The findings show that cloud computing assimilation could reduce the SCF risks of SMEs directly. The results also indicate that both internal and external supply chain integration mediate the relationship between cloud computing assimilation and SCF risks. Furthermore, environmental competitiveness inhibits the effects of cloud computing assimilation on SCF risks. Originality/value To our best knowledge, this is the preliminary study to explore the role of cloud computing assimilation in reducing the SCF risks of SMEs. Also, this study attempted to investigate the process by which cloud computing assimilation affects the SCF risks of SMEs.

scholarly journals LINKING BALANCED SCORECARD MEASURES TO SMES’ BUSINESS STRATEGY: ADDRESSING THE MODERATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 92-99
Author(s):  
Mahshid Lonbani ◽  
Saudah Sofian ◽  
Mas BambangBaroto
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Financial Measures ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Moderating Role

Using financial and non-financial measures, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) approach evaluates different aspects of firms’ performance: financial, customer, learning and growth, and internal business processes. Resource flexibility and availability of financial resources are basically highlighted as separate antecedents of company’s performance. Grounded on resource based view, the role of financial resources on business strategy has been addressed numerously in previous studies.  However, there is limited study to evaluate the role of financial resources on relationship between business strategy and BSC performance measures. Especially there is no study addressing this issue according to the moderating role of financial resources among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is worth mentioning that such relationships and models can be more highlighted in a developing countries since financial resources has been debated to be weak in theses context. Grounded in contingency theory, an evaluation of the moderating role that financial resources plays in the relationship between SMEs’ business strategy and balanced scorecard performance measures in SMEs points to the value of providing enough resources for SMEs. External fund providers such as banks and loan providers can help SMEs in this regard since firms could pass the way from business strategy to superior BSC performance measures more successfully.

The Catalytic Role of Small and Medium Enterprises: Basis for Entrepreneurial Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taki Al Abduwani
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises is an engine in the market economy that contributes the sustainable growth and employment generation in Oman, United Arab Emirates. This study describes the policies of entrepreneurship as regards to the role of SME towards the developmental programs in the Sultanate of Oman. The descriptive survey design was used to provide a systematic description of what is involved in the collection of primary data through a questionnaire. The respondents were the 242 SME personnel along the four districts of Muscat, Oman. The findings revealed that the respondents have a lot more to undertake to push SMEs towards strengthening the entrepreneurial ventures in terms of culture, workforce, training and government support aspects. The study also revealed that cultural, workforce and managerial barriers were observed, thus need to be addressed. Emphasis on professional organizations for trade associations and international linkages were crucial to improving SMEs

scholarly journals Internal Control and SMEs’ Sustainable Growth: The Moderating Role of Multiple Large Shareholders

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangcheng Wang ◽  
Yining Dai ◽  
Yuye Ding
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sensitivity Tests ◽  
Large Shareholders ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face more risks for sustainable growth due to a lack of resources than large firms in emerging economies. Hence, it is more likely for SMEs to look to risk management for survival in turbulent markets. As a tool of risk management, whether internal control indeed has contributions to the sustainable growth of SMEs, particularly conditional on multiple large shareholders, is empirically unexplored. Using a sample of SMEs listed in China, this study examines the relationship between internal control and sustainable growth, and assesses a moderating role of multiple large shareholders. The results show that effective internal control significantly promotes SMEs to achieve sustainable growth, and the effect is moderated by multiple large shareholders, suggesting that the role of internal control is more prominent in SMEs with multiple large shareholders. These results are robust to a battery of sensitivity tests. This study extends the literature by providing empirical evidence on the role of internal control in SMEs’ sustainable growth.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES PERFORMANCE IN A VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT AS MODERATED BY ORGANIZATIONAL INERTIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasheenaa Jeyaranjan ◽  
Thavakumar D
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Organizational Inertia ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

In Sri Lanka especially in Batticaloa, the studies related to dynamic capabilities, organizational inertia and organizational performance are rare and there is need to fill this empirical gap by investigating the influence of the dynamic capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on organizational performance, and the interaction between dynamic capabilities and organizational inertia in a volatile environment. Therefore, this study has been undertaken to examine the relationship among these three variables and to assess the moderating role of organizational inertia in relationship between dynamic capabilities and organizational performance. The findings indicated that the variables have significant relationships among them and further findings of this study revealed that organizational inertia negatively moderates the relationship between dynamic capabilities and organizational performance of SMEs in Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat in Batticaloa District. By addressing the findings of this study SME owners could try to reduce the inertia in their business by which the relationship between dynamic capabilities and performance can be induced and this lead the businesses in achieving competitive advantages.

scholarly journals Resilience ability and small medium enterprise (SME) survival rate in the middle of business environmental fluctuation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Ahmad Syaiful Affa ◽  
Muh. Ghafur Wibowo ◽  
Izra Berakon
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Environmental Turbulence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Environmental Fluctuation ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose – This study examines the effect of organizational resilience variables on the firm’s survival rate and the moderating role of environmental turbulence variables in the relations of organizational resilience and firm survival.Method – This study uses simple regression to test research hypotheses. Primary data in the form of questionnaires are obtained from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Java.Result – The analysis shows that organizational resilience variables can improve the firm’s survival. However, this study did not find the moderating role of environmental turbulence in influencing the relationship between organizational resilience variables and firm survival.Implication – This study can help scholars and practitioners to understand more of the mechanism of organizational resilience and its impact on survival on smaller firms.Originality – This study offer the empirical study of firm survival on small-medium enterprise setting in Indonesia.

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