the paper explains the difficulties and the information technologies which play a key role among the small and medium enterprises. the discussion continues with the barriers for the adoption of such IT and the role of governments as helper of this particular type of companies. moreover there are...

All policies in favor of SMEs have actually limited effectiveness and have hardly produced any significant change in the behavior of this category of enterprises. So, while it may be necessary to strengthen and improve them, we may consider whether it is not necessary to transform the “patent...

The knowledge from external sources has been recognized as critical for improving the capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be competitive on the global market. The aim of this paper is to explore main factors which affect SMEs' choice of a dominant source for acquiring...