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Record Nr.

UNINA9910427045803321

Titolo

The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business : Volume II: Contextual Evolution Across Markets, Disciplines and Sectors / / edited by Alkis Thrassou, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, S. M. Riad Shams, Evangelos Tsoukatos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030458355

3030458350

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXI, 264 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business, , 2523-8175

Disciplina

338.642

Soggetti

Small business

Strategic planning

Leadership

Small Business

Business Strategy and Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Editorial Introduction: Contextual Evolution of SMEs Across Markets, Disciplines and Sectors  -- 2. The Impact of Digitalisation and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs Strategy: A Multi-Country European Study  -- 3. Business in a Foreign Country: A Contextual Analysis of Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Their SMEs  -- 4. Defining the SME: A Multi-Perspective Investigation  -- 5. To Fail or Not to Fail: An Algorithm for SME Survival Prediction Using Accounting Data  -- 6. Dynamic Capabilities and System Thinking - The Role of Networking Capabilities to Foster Innovation in SMEs  -- 7. The Influence of Social Vision, Social Networks, And Financial Return on Social SME Sustainability  -- 8. Prediction of Viticulture Farms Behaviour: An Agent-Based Model Approach  -- 9. Digitalization of SMEs: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges  -- 10. Financing & Innovativeness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – The Case of Poland  -- 11. ItalianFurniture Sector SMEs: Sustainability and Commercial Ethics. .



Sommario/riassunto

SMEs are significant job creators and drivers of innovation and competition in most economic sectors. Furthermore, the traditional constraints of small and medium enterprises, such as geographic operations, are now being dissolved by technological developments. This means that there are new opportunities for SMEs, and their fundamental principles are being redefined: the aims, competencies, strategy, management, practice, and scope of these businesses are changing, with wide-ranging implications. This is the second part of a two volume work that incorporates scientific chapters on SME business theory and practice. Authors provide a balanced perspective of the present and future of SMEs across all business disciplines, for example management, strategy, marketing, economics and finance. While Volume I focuses on the individual SME and internal issues such as innovation, quality, and digitization, this second volume explores external issues such as contextual forces, the effectsof the financial crisis, and macro-economic effects. .