The paper analyses the necessity and importance of enterprise informatilization in Small-medium Sized technological enterprises in China. Considering the problems existing in the informatilization, the authors suggest...The paper analyses the necessity and importance of enterprise informatilization in Small-medium Sized technological enterprises in China. Considering the problems existing in the informatilization, the authors suggest that some problems and countermeasures be paid special attention when the enterprises promote their survival and development by informatilization.展开更多
For small and medium sized enterprises,portfolio management can be a difficult exercise;especially when the available paths forwards are shrouded in mystery.To overcome this,they are required to research and decide up...For small and medium sized enterprises,portfolio management can be a difficult exercise;especially when the available paths forwards are shrouded in mystery.To overcome this,they are required to research and decide upon the path to follow,but this can be difficult when the information to gather is unclear,leading to ad-hoc processes and inconsistency.The motivation for this project originated from a small and medium sized enterprise experiencing this problem of unknown critical information and a technological portfolio with significant potential.With no procedure or method in place,they conducted the research in an ad-hoc way resulting in uncertainty and low repeatability of decisions.To tackle this problem,innovation structuring frameworks were synthesised with appropriate risks and context to pose a new structure for information capture.The resulting structure was tested within the small and medium sized enterprise to investigate the repeatability of the information capture and the subsequent ranking.The proposed structure was also analysed by-process experts for its wider applicability.For the small and medium sized enterprise,this led to a consistent and repeatable method that delivered increased confidence about selecting a path forwards for its portfolio.In addition,it was found to be applicable to external organisations increasing the moders worth and applicability.The implications of this work have led to a change in the operational procedure of the small and medium sized enterprise to utilise the defined process for researching new ideas for their portfolio which can lead to repeatable and trustworthy decisions.This also has applicability to other similar companies and could lead them through a repeatable process as presented here.展开更多
Exporting is of great interest for SMEs in Jordan from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective.The objective of this study was to identify to what extent specific internal factors contribute to export success...Exporting is of great interest for SMEs in Jordan from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective.The objective of this study was to identify to what extent specific internal factors contribute to export success of SMEs in Jordan.This study hypothesized that export performance of SMEs is directly affected by three groups of internal factors.These include firm characteristics,managerial characteristics,and marketing strategy.A multiple case approach is used to conduct this research and a structured interview is developed to collect the data directly from the participants.A pattern matching approach was used to test the hypotheses.The results show that export performance is positively affected by firm characteristics,managerial characteristics,and marketing strategy.Additionally,the demographic characteristics of managers and adaptation of distribution channels are unlikely to have an influence on export performance.This was unexpected,because of the plenty of empirical evidences in the literature that support the impact of these variables on export success.展开更多
文摘The paper analyses the necessity and importance of enterprise informatilization in Small-medium Sized technological enterprises in China. Considering the problems existing in the informatilization, the authors suggest that some problems and countermeasures be paid special attention when the enterprises promote their survival and development by informatilization.
基金This work was supported by EPSRC under Grant No.EP/G037353/1(IDC Systems)and iMETRUM Ltd.
文摘For small and medium sized enterprises,portfolio management can be a difficult exercise;especially when the available paths forwards are shrouded in mystery.To overcome this,they are required to research and decide upon the path to follow,but this can be difficult when the information to gather is unclear,leading to ad-hoc processes and inconsistency.The motivation for this project originated from a small and medium sized enterprise experiencing this problem of unknown critical information and a technological portfolio with significant potential.With no procedure or method in place,they conducted the research in an ad-hoc way resulting in uncertainty and low repeatability of decisions.To tackle this problem,innovation structuring frameworks were synthesised with appropriate risks and context to pose a new structure for information capture.The resulting structure was tested within the small and medium sized enterprise to investigate the repeatability of the information capture and the subsequent ranking.The proposed structure was also analysed by-process experts for its wider applicability.For the small and medium sized enterprise,this led to a consistent and repeatable method that delivered increased confidence about selecting a path forwards for its portfolio.In addition,it was found to be applicable to external organisations increasing the moders worth and applicability.The implications of this work have led to a change in the operational procedure of the small and medium sized enterprise to utilise the defined process for researching new ideas for their portfolio which can lead to repeatable and trustworthy decisions.This also has applicability to other similar companies and could lead them through a repeatable process as presented here.
文摘Exporting is of great interest for SMEs in Jordan from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective.The objective of this study was to identify to what extent specific internal factors contribute to export success of SMEs in Jordan.This study hypothesized that export performance of SMEs is directly affected by three groups of internal factors.These include firm characteristics,managerial characteristics,and marketing strategy.A multiple case approach is used to conduct this research and a structured interview is developed to collect the data directly from the participants.A pattern matching approach was used to test the hypotheses.The results show that export performance is positively affected by firm characteristics,managerial characteristics,and marketing strategy.Additionally,the demographic characteristics of managers and adaptation of distribution channels are unlikely to have an influence on export performance.This was unexpected,because of the plenty of empirical evidences in the literature that support the impact of these variables on export success.
