Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management. In particular, firms frequently face significant technological challenges since these industries has a long history of radical innovations which are taking place through...

When credit application experiences are examined, minority-owned small firms are not the discouraged borrowers that credit outcome studies generally suggest. This paper examines repeated application for credit by small firms. Univariate statistical analysis reveals that persistence is necessary...

The paper examines whether it is better to separate a model/sample to account for differences between large and small firms when developing a predictive tool to identify which companies are likely to become distressed, and therefore at risk to the supply chain. Previous research has scaled data...

This article presents an analysis of the impact of virtualization process on competitiveness of small and medium sized firms. The developed methodology for measuring the level of organizational virtualness has been effectively applied to a wide range of businesses, both large and the smallest...

The purpose of this article was to indicate the dynamic and systematic assistance small Salvadoran businesses receive from the Government of the Republic of El Salvador, expose the discrepancies that still exist among small business organizations, and demonstrate the corrective and developmental...

Aim/purpose - The aim of the paper is to identify the features of ‘green’ small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Poland. Design/methodology/approach - The paper is based on a quantitative approach and a group of 200 small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Poland were...

The COVID-19 pandemic is precipitating an unprecedented economic downturn, and small businesses are likely to bear the brunt of it. The US government has taken some steps to lessen the damage to small businesses, but these steps impose large costs on the federal government (and taxpayers), and...

We examine the relationship between network characteristics and innovation under different phases of innovation. Based on micro data of cross industry groups, small firm networks for knowledge sharing and Ramp;D cooperation, we show that close-knit networks, represented as dense communication...

E-commerce becomes important factor of success for both large organizations and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as it helps to reduce transaction cost, approach larger untapped markets and avoid intermediaries. However, the published research has mainly focused on the role of e-commerce in...