Medium-sized Business Enterprises Research Articles

Cloud–Computing Based Accounting for Small to Medium Sized Business

Small to medium sized business enterprises are young and constantly changing their sphere of activities depending on fluctuations of the market. The enterprises daily use accounting information, which is used in enterprise’s financial situation evaluation, correct decisions making, enterprise’s financial situation analysis according to the results received, making plans for future and controlling the whole enterprise. Accounting information systems play a significant role in providing the financial information for decision making within an organization. The systems are simultaneously providing information for a variety of other decision makers in production, human resources, finance, management, marketing, and supply chain logistics. Unfortunately, accounting systems often do not support business properly. The causes may be: systems mostly are too large and complex to comprehend them in entirety and traditional information technologies are not efficient. There is a need to adopt the newest technologies in small to medium sized business. In the paper investigated study showed the newest trends in accounting information systems for small to medium sized business. One of the newest trends in the information technologies world is cloud computing based technology. Accounting transfer to "cloud" is a new and innovative solution that can help save significant funds small and medium-sized enterprises. Small to medium businesses can get a lot of advantages with the newest technology. However, it has its own risks too. The paper indicates advantages and dangers of the newest technology within the business. Investigation of accounting systems for small and medium sized enterprises in Lithuania in the cloud-computing context is a part of the research. Lithuanian companies have a great opportunity to use cloud computing capabilities. But only one developer of accounting systems offered the cloud based accounting program. Results of the research summarized only by main accounting software. Investigation was carried out by using systematic and comparable literature review of accounting information systems faced to small to medium sized business. The investigation also shows that there are not so many scientific papers on the newest cloud computing trends in Lithuania. Accordingly, this research was mostly based on literature review sourced from the internet.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.23.1.1220

Purchasing And Supply Chain Management Practices In Greek Small And Medium Sized Business Enterprises (SMES)

This paper presents information concerning the purchasing and supply management practices of Greek small and medium sized business enterprises (SMEs). Findings from site visits to SMEs located in the metropolitan Athens area are presented. The results from this study are compared and contrasted with the existing academic and practitioner literature. Unique aspects of Greek SME organizations are identified and discussed.

INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE GROWTH(S) OF THE FIRM.

In this article the authors used longitudinal data on internationally active small and medium sized business enterprises (SMEs). In the country of Sweden, a small market country, internalization is a common occurrence. With that being said, the authors believe that Sweden is an appropriate context for their analysis and investigation. Following Westhead and others a six-year research period was selected. This responds to the call for assessing firm internationalization and growth over longer time periods.

A premier European platform for clearing e‐internships

The article discusses the establishment of the Cross Sector Virtual Mobility (CSVM) platform for matchmaking in electronic internships. The CSVM was coordinated by the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU). The platform ties together open and distance teaching universities, students, and businesses, particularly small and medium-sized business enterprises, in Europe. The aim of the CSVM is to promote higher employability for graduates from open and distance teaching universities.

The Springboard: A strategy for continuous improvement of small and medium-sized companies

Presents edited versions of the proceedings of the Second World Congress for Total Quality Management in Great Britain in 1997. Assessment model for small and medium-sized business enterprises; Dim ...

Critical issues in the choice of appropriate communication technology by Third World countries.

Recent experience suggests that the most appropriate form of technology for the Third World is an adapted, intermediate (less capital intensive) technology, founded around the needs of the people and utilizing readily available resources. When technology is used to relieve the symptoms of underdevelopment, a technologic misfit manifested in an overemphasis on prestige projects and the urban industrial sector results. Advanced communication technologies such as satellites are generally capital intensive, require high technical skills to install and maintain, and need sophisticated levels of management to function properly. These conditions are not easily met in the Third World, underscoring the need for intermediate technology as manifested in small and medium-sized business enterprises. Such an approach blends traditional technology, minimal capital, simple management structure, ample labor, and humane operation with the gains from sophisticated technology. Intermediate technology can serve as a good training ground for indigenous people in modern business methods and provide jobs for the unemployed. Most importantly, intermediate technology can function as an integral part of the larger society rather than as a loosely attached appendage grafted on by some foreign country. In the field of communication, such an approach would manifest itself in a willingness to operate professionally with simple portable cameras, an acceptance of the importance of rural radio broadcasting and village newspapers, a willingness on the part of trained media professionals to try out locally produced hardware, and an exploration of cheaper ways of producing textbooks.

The Ghiselli Self-Description Inventory as a Predictor of Managerial Success

A group of middle managers in two medium-sized business enterprises completed the Ghiselli Self-description Inventory, an empirically based instrument designed to identify the traits and talents of successful managers. These middle managers were also evaluated by their vice presidents as to whether they had achieved enough success to warrant consideration for promotion. The Inventory failed to distinguish between those who were successful ( n = 11) and those who were unsuccessful ( n = 13) managers.