Format:
1 Online-Ressource (271 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783030458317
Series Statement:
Palgrave Studies in Cross-Disciplinary Business Research, in Association with EuroMed Academy of Business Ser
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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Editorial Introduction: The Changing Opportunities and Challenges of SMEs in Contemporary Business -- 1.1 Book Context and Theoretical Foundations -- 1.2 Book Content and Structure -- References -- 2: Exploring SMEs' Risk Management in Southern Germany -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.2.1 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) -- 2.2.2 Risk Management -- 2.2.3 Risk Management in SME -- 2.2.4 Research Questions -- 2.3 Research Method -- 2.4 Findings -- 2.4.1 Motives and Objectives -- 2.4.2 System and Process Design -- 2.4.3 Experiences and Challenges -- 2.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- 2.5.1 Conclusions -- 2.5.2 Implications for Practice -- 2.5.3 Limitations and Further Research -- References -- 3: The Medical Clinic of Proximity: Business Controversies and Medical Challenges -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Health as a Holistic and Entrepreneurial Business -- 3.3 Quality and Satisfaction Synergy in the Health Innovative Partnership -- 3.4 Societal Partnering: A Beneficial Start to Romanian Health Sector Fortification -- 3.5 ProxiClinic Environment: The Core Synergy of the Healthcare Sector -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- 4: The Role of Digitalization in SMEs' Strategy Development: The Case of Sweden -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Background to the Research -- 4.1.2 Problematization -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.2.1 Small Enterprises -- 4.2.2 Digitalization -- 4.2.3 Developing Digital Customer Satisfaction -- 4.3 Methods -- 4.4 Empirical Findings -- 4.4.1 Role of Digitalization -- 4.4.2 Visibility -- 4.4.3 Personal Digital Communication -- 4.5 Analysis and Discussion -- 4.5.1 Characteristics of Small Enterprises -- 4.5.2 Digitalization -- 4.5.3 The Influence of Social Media
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4.5.4 Sources of Competitive Advantage -- 4.5.5 Digital Customer Satisfaction -- 4.5.6 Customization -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 4.7 Implications and Further Research -- References -- 5: EU Public Procurement: The SME Perspective -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Competition and Law -- 5.3 The Fourth Generation of EU Public Procurement Law -- 5.4 The Strategic Character of EU Public Procurement Law -- 5.5 Aspects of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on Package Tourism -- 5.6 The Spanish Law on Public Procurement and SMEs -- 5.7 The Principle of Division into Lots -- 5.8 Special Conditions on Execution of Public Procurement in Spanish Law -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- 6: The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Troika's Permanence Period -- 6.3 Empirical Study -- 6.3.1 The Overall Performance of the Construction Industry and the Economy -- 6.3.2 Sample Selection -- 6.3.3 Indicators Used for Analysis -- 6.4 Results Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- 7: Digital Transformation as a Source of Innovative Growth for Small and Medium Enterprises in Russia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Theoretical Foundation -- 7.3 Discussion -- 7.3.1 SMEs in Russia -- 7.3.2 Digital Transformation: Tools and Stages -- 7.3.3 Capsule Solution for SMEs -- 7.3.4 Small Business Competitiveness -- 7.4 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 8: Critical Success Factors for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: The 'Brexit' Effect -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 UK Chemical Distribution Industry -- 8.3 CSF for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry -- 8.4 'Brexit' -- 8.5 CSFs for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: The 'Brexit' Effect -- 8.5.1 Methodology -- 8.5.2 Results -- 8.6 Discussion -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References
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9: Integrating Business Model Innovation and Corporate Governance in Family-Owned SMEs: A Dynamic Capability Perspective -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Theoretical Foundation and Context: Corporate Governance and the Development of Dynamic Capabilities -- 9.3 Methodology -- 9.3.1 Research Design -- 9.3.2 Data Collection -- 9.3.3 Data Analysis -- 9.4 Research Context -- 9.5 Findings -- 9.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- 9.7 Limitations and Further Research -- References -- 10: The Competitiveness Challenge for SMEs: The Case of Târnave Wine Cluster, Romania -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Clusters, SMEs, and Their Role in the Romanian Wine Industry -- 10.2.1 The Economic Conditions of Winemaking -- 10.2.2 Romania: A Country Profile and Its Wine Industry -- 10.2.3 The Business Environment of Romanian Winemaking -- 10.3 SMEs and Competitive Upgrading: The Case of Târnave Wine Cluster -- 10.3.1 Methodological Approach -- 10.3.2 Mapping of Târnave Wine Cluster -- 10.3.3 The Emergence of a Cluster -- 10.4 Concluding: The Competitiveness Challenge for SMEs -- Annex 10.1 -- Annex 10.2 -- References -- 11: Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Australia: Theoretical Elucidations and Research Avenues -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Research Context and Research Aim -- 11.3 Literature Review -- 11.3.1 Research on the Australian Indigenous Entrepreneurship -- 11.3.2 Entrepreneurship Research and Stakeholder Engagement -- 11.3.3 Enterprising Culture and Entrepreneurial Capacity Building -- 11.4 Research Direction -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12: The Role of SMEs in Electricity Markets -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Transformation of the Italian Energy Markets for European Directives -- 12.3 Methodology and Data -- 12.3.1 Characteristics of the Sample and Data -- 12.4 Method -- 12.5 Results and Discussion -- 12.5.1 Analysis of Variance
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12.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Thrassou, Alkis The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030458300
Language:
English
