Small Medium-sized Businesses Research Articles

The Impact of Technology Innovation Capacity and Social Capital on Non-Financial Performance - For small and medium-sized businesses in the metropolitan area -

The Impact of Technology Innovation Capacity and Social Capital on Non-Financial Performance - For small and medium-sized businesses in the metropolitan area -

A Model Design for Enhancing the Efficiency of Smart Factory for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Based on Artificial Intelligence

A Model Design for Enhancing the Efficiency of Smart Factory for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Based on Artificial Intelligence

Designing an Automated Production Information Platform for Small and Medium-sized Businesses

Designing an Automated Production Information Platform for Small and Medium-sized Businesses

Development of Standard Method for Quality Innovation to Strengthen Global Competitiveness and Create Management Performance of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Firms

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop quality innovation techniques specialized for the small and medium-sized businesses. which account for the majority of Korean companies, were having a hard time utilizing the widely recognized quality innovation techniques due to resource constraints. Methods: First, we do review the existing Single PPM and 6 Sigma. And investigate the utilization of these methods including Toyota Production System. Second, we devised a four-step problem-solving methodology based on recent trends in quality innovation such as Simple, Speedy, and Smart. Third, we do survey on frequently used tools for quality innovation. Many opinion leaders including quality consultants and professors answered and gave us valuable comments about our selected quality tools. Finally, we do specify and map tools to each step of PASS. Results: In 2017, 167 companies participated in the quality innovation support business for small businesses according to the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry. We conducted performance checks on 167 companies that had completed the “PASS” projects. For the purpose of evaluating improvement performance, the survey was carried out using a structured questionnaire during the field visit of these companies mentioned above. For the reference, 165 out of 167 companies (98.8 % response rate) responded to the questionnaire and conducted performance analysis based on it. According to the survey, 97.6 percent of the respondents were very satisfied with their overall satisfaction with the quality innovation support projects for small and medium sized enterprises in 2017. Also, 93.3 % of the respondents were satisfied with the results of level of the target achievement. As a result, 160 companies (97.0 % of the participating companies) hope to partic ipate in the quality improvement project using “PASS” once again. Conclusion: In this paper, we introduce the new quality innovation methodology, which is named as ‘PASS’, It could support the long-range business plan of the small and medium-sized businesses to achieve total customer satisfaction resulting in increased market share and improved profit margin. The most small companies can use this “PASS” technique more easily, quickly and most efficiently than their existing known quality innovation techniques such as Six Sigma and Single PPM, etc.

Perceptions of Family-friendly Management and Family-friendly Company Certification in Small and Medium Size Business

Perceptions of Family-friendly Management and Family-friendly Company Certification in Small and Medium Size Business

The Causal Relation between Win-Win Growth Strategies of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Corporate Performance

The Causal Relation between Win-Win Growth Strategies of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Corporate Performance

A new approach factor- entropy with application to business costs of SMEs in Shanghai

Business cost is acknowledged as one of the priorities in SMEs research. In thisstudy, the business cost of SMEs in Shanghai was primarily measured using Factor-Entropy analysis method. The purpose of this study is to effectively resolve the issueof simplification and assignment evaluation index system on business costs of SMEsin Shanghai. However, this study uses factor analysis to interpret the data onindicators, through a cross-sectional survey, considering the objective empowermentwith entropy method. It was shown that factor-entropy method to evaluation indexsystem has advantages. The samples selected involves 309 executives and managersof 16 SMEs in shanghai that are in support of the development funds of ShanghaiSMEs in China in 2013. Finally, Factor-Entropy analysis method is a combination ofsubjective and objective evaluation method, which are the indicators of the maincomponent indexes calculated entropy valves and sorting with scores. The resultsshow that the impact of the external environment (Policies and market-orientedoperation) in the Multi-target of Business-cost was significant and positive. Thevalue obtained in this study is to provide an applicable unique measurement methodto situations where the necessary information is insufficient for complex or fuzzysystems and relations, and mainly identify and evaluate information of businesscosts in small medium-sized businesses in Shanghai.

Dialogue social dans les PME : Comment gérer de façon stratégique les effets de seuil d'effectif ?

Si la littérature scientifique s’accorde sur la faible formalisation des pratiques de gestion des ressources humaines (GRH) dans les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME), peu d’études concernent le dialogue social au sein de ces structures (Voynnet-Fourboul, 2010 ; Bachelard et Burlea Schiopoiu, 2010) et aucune, à notre connaissance, n’envisage la façon dont les dirigeants de PME peuvent gérer les effets de seuil. Pourtant, les obligations légales en matière de dialogue social sont fortement différenciées selon les effectifs composant l’entreprise et elles sont de plus en plus contraignantes avec le franchissement des seuils, en particulier celui des 50 salariés. S’appuyant sur une enquête qualitative réalisée auprès de dirigeants de PME, cette étude appréhende les attitudes de dirigeants de PME ayant déjà franchi ou s’apprêtant à franchir des seuils d’effectifs. Si elle révèle une concordance des discours autour des risques d’artifice, de conflictualisation et de technicisation du dialogue social liés aux franchissements des seuils, elle explicite les pratiques des dirigeants « coopérants » (Duval-Hamel, 2005) qui visent à gérer le dialogue social de façon stratégique.

Model-driven business process integration and management

Business process integration and management (BPIM) is a critical element in enterprise business transformation. Small and medium-sized businesses have their own requirements for BPIM solutions: The...

+Work-based learning of commercial cookery apprentices in the new south wales hospitalities industry

Results from qualitative research involving interviews with apprentices, employers and teachers in Commercial Cookery at a TAFE NSW College are used to highlight a range of problems for apprentices in work-based learning. Of considerable importance in effective learning are employee-employer relationships, opportunities for learning and deliberate practice under the supervision of managers/employers with specialist knowledge and the ability to convey that knowledge. Many small-medium size business owner/managers revealed little concern for the learning of the employees and a considerable lack of understanding of how to create conditions to contribute to learning. It is concluded that, if work-based learning is to achieve the goals which are desired, then substantial changes of attitude of employers and managers to apprentices must take place, and governments must implement systems to develop and monitor policies, and enforce relevant legislation.