The changing role of SMEs in global business. Volume I, Paradigms of opportunities and challenges / edited by Alkis Thrassou, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, S.M. Riad Shams, Evangelos Tsoukatos.

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 opportun...

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Other Authors: Thrassou, Alkis (Editor), Vrontis, Demetris (Editor), Weber, Yaakov (Editor), Shams, S. M. Riad, 1979- (Editor), Tsoukatos, Evangelos (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Series:Palgrave studies in cross-disciplinary business research, in association with EuroMed Academy of Business,
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Changing Opportunities and Challenges of SMEs in Contemporary Business
  • 2. Exploring SMEs Risk Management in Southern Germany
  • 3. The Medical Clinic of Proximity: Business Controversies and Medical Challenges
  • 4. The Role of Digitalization in SMEs' Strategy Development: The Case of Sweden
  • 5. EU Public Procurement
  • The SME Perspective
  • 6. The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry
  • 7. Digital Transformation as a Source of Innovative Growth for Small and Medium Enterprises in Russia
  • 8. Critical Success Factors for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: The 'Brexit' Effect
  • 9. Integrating Business Model Innovation and Corporate Governance in Family-Owned SMEs: A Dynamic Capability Perspective
  • 10. The Competitiveness Challenge for SMEs: The Case of Târnave Wine Cluster, Romania
  • 11. Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Australia: Theoretical Elucidations and Research Avenues
  • 12. The Role of SMEs in Electricity Markets.