To accelerate the digital transformation of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises(SMEs),this study delves into the primary challenges encountered in adopting knowledge management(KM)within these organizatio...To accelerate the digital transformation of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises(SMEs),this study delves into the primary challenges encountered in adopting knowledge management(KM)within these organizations and identifies the essential methods for successful implementation.The objective is to provide practical recommendations for the effective adoption of KM.This research suggests that enterprises should promote knowledge management through three key approaches:enhancing employees’cognitive understanding,standardizing knowledge systems,and tailoring business scenarios to meet diverse needs.These findings offer valuable insights into the digital transformation of SMEs in the manufacturing sector,ultimately helping these businesses to remain competitive and innovative in a rapidly changing market.By addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by SMEs,this study aims to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of how knowledge management can be leveraged to drive digital transformation and improve overall business performance.展开更多
Software engineering＇s lifecycle models havc proven to be very important for traditional software development. However, can these models be applied to the development of Web-based applications as well？ In recent yea...Software engineering＇s lifecycle models havc proven to be very important for traditional software development. However, can these models be applied to the development of Web-based applications as well？ In recent years, Web-based applications have become more and more complicated and a lot of efforts have been placed on introducing new technologies such as J2EE, PhP, and .NET, etc., which have been universally accepted as the development technologies for Web-based applications. However, there is no universally accepted process model for the development of Web-based applications. Moreover, shaping the process model for small medium-sized enterprises （SMEs）, which have limited resources, has been relatively neglected. Based on our previous work, this paper presents an expanded lifecycle process model for the development of Web-based applications in SMEs. It consists of three sets of processes, i.e., requirement processes, development processes, and evolution processes. Particularly, the post-delivery evolution processes are important to SMEs to develop and maintain quality web applications with limited resources and time.展开更多
Domestic and foreign studies have revealed the existence of an interactive development relationship between nono cial nance and small and medium-sizedenterprises.Based on the empirical findings of a Hangzhou case stud...Domestic and foreign studies have revealed the existence of an interactive development relationship between nono cial nance and small and medium-sizedenterprises.Based on the empirical findings of a Hangzhou case study,this article substantiates the existence of a very strong symbiotic relationship between China’s nono cial nance and small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).This symbiotic relationship is an equilibrium outcome among three market players:formalnance,nono cial nance and SMEs.Meanwhile,it is also a rational choice and suboptimal equilibrium point reached under the existing institutional spaceconstraints.In our empirical study,we found that formal nance failure left a space for symbiosis to survive in two ways:the comparative advantages of nono cialnance created an institutional basis for symbiosis to grow,and immense SME fund shortages created a market space for symbiosis to thrive.In this article,we alsoput forward some recommendations for further development of such a symbiotic relationship.展开更多
The direct effect of access to finance on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs)run by entrepreneurs is well studied.However,there is limited understanding on the difference in the rate of entrepreneurship g...The direct effect of access to finance on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs)run by entrepreneurs is well studied.However,there is limited understanding on the difference in the rate of entrepreneurship growth across a nation.Further,the empirical findings relating to the financial literacy of entrepreneurs significantly differ across different geographic communities.Thus,the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of financial literacy on the relationship between access to finance and the business growth of the SME Sector in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka in the post-civil war context,as SMEs promote resilience of communities to recover from adversities such as civil war.The Indebtedness of Northern Province has suddenly increased,as there is a sharp growth evident in the average debt per family in the post-civil war context.Thus,demonstrating the lack of proper financial literacy and the discipline required to be financially stable,is a crucial benchmark for a successful business.According to the model of ambidextrous management in entrepreneurial growth companies,entrepreneurship is process where the entrepreneurial orientation turns into implementation and thereby leads to the business growth.However,the effect of access to finance to the entrepreneurs and the impact of financial literacy of the entrepreneur on this relationship are not examined.Thus,this study incorporates the effect of access to finance and the moderating effect of financial literacy to the existing model.It was evident from this study that,access to finance has a direct impact on the growth of the SMEs in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.The result also reflects that the financial literacy and ability to make the financial decisions influence access to finance,resulting in business growth.展开更多
Buying work safety services from intermediaries is a new and important approach to improve the work safety in small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).The existing literature addresses the significance and effectivene...Buying work safety services from intermediaries is a new and important approach to improve the work safety in small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).The existing literature addresses the significance and effectiveness of the service model but it ignores the dynamic game relationship between relevant stakeholders when SMEs choose to purchase the services under bounded rationality.Therefore,this study aims to analyse this dynamic game relationship based on evolutionary game theory.Furthermore,dynamic simulations of the evolutionary game model are applied to determine the impact of major factors for three stakeholders(SMEs,governments,and safety service agents),examine stability strategies,and identify modes of equilibrium under different subsidy strategies.The results of simulation are as follows.First,the results explain that how the major factors(service price,the quality of service,government subsidy,etc.)affect the system dynamic force of buying work safety services.Second,when the subsidy strategy is static payment,the selection of the stakeholders fluctuates and is not optimal.Third,when the subsidy strategy is a dynamic payment,the evolutionary game process converges to a stable state,which indicates that an evolutionarily stable strategy exists under the dynamic subsidy strategy.Moreover,the stable state and equilibrium values are not affected by the different initial values.The results of this study offer a certain reference for the government to guide the implementation of the purchase of work safety or other services in SMEs.展开更多
文摘To accelerate the digital transformation of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises(SMEs),this study delves into the primary challenges encountered in adopting knowledge management(KM)within these organizations and identifies the essential methods for successful implementation.The objective is to provide practical recommendations for the effective adoption of KM.This research suggests that enterprises should promote knowledge management through three key approaches:enhancing employees’cognitive understanding,standardizing knowledge systems,and tailoring business scenarios to meet diverse needs.These findings offer valuable insights into the digital transformation of SMEs in the manufacturing sector,ultimately helping these businesses to remain competitive and innovative in a rapidly changing market.By addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by SMEs,this study aims to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of how knowledge management can be leveraged to drive digital transformation and improve overall business performance.
文摘Software engineering＇s lifecycle models havc proven to be very important for traditional software development. However, can these models be applied to the development of Web-based applications as well？ In recent years, Web-based applications have become more and more complicated and a lot of efforts have been placed on introducing new technologies such as J2EE, PhP, and .NET, etc., which have been universally accepted as the development technologies for Web-based applications. However, there is no universally accepted process model for the development of Web-based applications. Moreover, shaping the process model for small medium-sized enterprises （SMEs）, which have limited resources, has been relatively neglected. Based on our previous work, this paper presents an expanded lifecycle process model for the development of Web-based applications in SMEs. It consists of three sets of processes, i.e., requirement processes, development processes, and evolution processes. Particularly, the post-delivery evolution processes are important to SMEs to develop and maintain quality web applications with limited resources and time.
文摘Domestic and foreign studies have revealed the existence of an interactive development relationship between nono cial nance and small and medium-sizedenterprises.Based on the empirical findings of a Hangzhou case study,this article substantiates the existence of a very strong symbiotic relationship between China’s nono cial nance and small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).This symbiotic relationship is an equilibrium outcome among three market players:formalnance,nono cial nance and SMEs.Meanwhile,it is also a rational choice and suboptimal equilibrium point reached under the existing institutional spaceconstraints.In our empirical study,we found that formal nance failure left a space for symbiosis to survive in two ways:the comparative advantages of nono cialnance created an institutional basis for symbiosis to grow,and immense SME fund shortages created a market space for symbiosis to thrive.In this article,we alsoput forward some recommendations for further development of such a symbiotic relationship.
文摘The direct effect of access to finance on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs)run by entrepreneurs is well studied.However,there is limited understanding on the difference in the rate of entrepreneurship growth across a nation.Further,the empirical findings relating to the financial literacy of entrepreneurs significantly differ across different geographic communities.Thus,the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of financial literacy on the relationship between access to finance and the business growth of the SME Sector in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka in the post-civil war context,as SMEs promote resilience of communities to recover from adversities such as civil war.The Indebtedness of Northern Province has suddenly increased,as there is a sharp growth evident in the average debt per family in the post-civil war context.Thus,demonstrating the lack of proper financial literacy and the discipline required to be financially stable,is a crucial benchmark for a successful business.According to the model of ambidextrous management in entrepreneurial growth companies,entrepreneurship is process where the entrepreneurial orientation turns into implementation and thereby leads to the business growth.However,the effect of access to finance to the entrepreneurs and the impact of financial literacy of the entrepreneur on this relationship are not examined.Thus,this study incorporates the effect of access to finance and the moderating effect of financial literacy to the existing model.It was evident from this study that,access to finance has a direct impact on the growth of the SMEs in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.The result also reflects that the financial literacy and ability to make the financial decisions influence access to finance,resulting in business growth.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.72074099,71874072 and 72004081the MOE(Ministry of Education in China)Project of Humanities and Social Sciences under Grant No.19YJAZH059+2 种基金the Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province under Grant No.20GLB009the Soft Science Project of Zhenjiang City under Grant No.RK2020013the Scientific Research Project Funds of Jiangsu University under Grant No.18C335.
文摘Buying work safety services from intermediaries is a new and important approach to improve the work safety in small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs).The existing literature addresses the significance and effectiveness of the service model but it ignores the dynamic game relationship between relevant stakeholders when SMEs choose to purchase the services under bounded rationality.Therefore,this study aims to analyse this dynamic game relationship based on evolutionary game theory.Furthermore,dynamic simulations of the evolutionary game model are applied to determine the impact of major factors for three stakeholders(SMEs,governments,and safety service agents),examine stability strategies,and identify modes of equilibrium under different subsidy strategies.The results of simulation are as follows.First,the results explain that how the major factors(service price,the quality of service,government subsidy,etc.)affect the system dynamic force of buying work safety services.Second,when the subsidy strategy is static payment,the selection of the stakeholders fluctuates and is not optimal.Third,when the subsidy strategy is a dynamic payment,the evolutionary game process converges to a stable state,which indicates that an evolutionarily stable strategy exists under the dynamic subsidy strategy.Moreover,the stable state and equilibrium values are not affected by the different initial values.The results of this study offer a certain reference for the government to guide the implementation of the purchase of work safety or other services in SMEs.
