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Building ambidextrous supply chains in SMEs: How to tackle the barriers?
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IGI Global
, 2017 , Article)
Ambidexterity involves developing competencies to excel simultaneously on the exploration and exploitation dimensions. Few studies in literature discuss ambidexterity in a supply chain context. The research presented in ...
SME international business models: The role of context and experience
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
This paper addresses two questions through a study of 180 SMEs located in contrasting industry and home country contexts. First, which business models for international markets prevail among SMEs and do they configure into ...
Sustainable development in Asian manufacturing SMEs: Progress and directions
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
This article identifies the factors that influence the environmental, social and financial performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in Asia. Asian SMEs play an important role in ...
Assessment of supply chain risks susceptibility in SMEs using digraph and matrix methods
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Risk management in a supply chain context has emerged as a big challenge for the organisations. Supply chain risks are so varied in nature that it is impossible to completely eliminate them. Further, these risks are ...
A multidimensional perspective of SME internationalization speed: The influence of entrepreneurial characteristics
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This paper contributes to a multidimensional perspective on the speed of SME internationalization. It examines the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics – experience, rationales and innovation strategies – on multiple ...
Contextualizing Internationalization Decision-making Research in SMEs: Towards an Integration of Existing Studies
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European Academy of Management
, 2020 , Article)
This paper advances research on SME internationalization decision-making through considering the relevance of its context. It systematically reviews empirical studies, together with conceptual papers and other reviews in ...
How Do SMEs Decide on International Market Entry? An Empirical Examination in the Middle East
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2022 , Article)
This study contributes to the scant literature that scrutinises the decision-making process preceding foreign entries, particularly in the Middle Eastern context. While considerable research has examined the content and ...
The effects of complementarity of knowledge and capabilities on joint innovation capabilities and service innovation: The role of competitive intensity and demand uncertainty
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Service innovation has become increasingly important for the growth of developed and developing countries. Despite an extensive body of literature on the role of joint innovation capabilities in improving a firm's ...
The influence of green manufacturing practices on the corporate sustainable performance of SMEs under the effect of green organizational culture: A moderated mediation analysis
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and the ecological modernization theory (EMT), the current study examines the mediating effect of green innovation (GI) between green manufacturing practices (GMP) and ...
How does consumer pressure affect green innovation of manufacturing SMEs in the presence of green human resource management and green values? A moderated mediation analysis
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article)
Although consumer pressure has been recognized as an essential driver of green innovation, the question remains as to how consumer pressure could lead to green innovation. Drawing on the stakeholder theory and Supplies-values ...