An empirical investigation of competency factors affecting e-business success in European SMEs

In the last decade there was growing interest in strategic management literature about factors that influence a company's ability to use IT. There is general consensus that knowledge and competency are necessary in developing an IT capability, but there is very little understanding of what the necessary competencies are, and how they influence IS usage in different contexts. The small and medium-sized enterprise context is particularly interesting for two reasons: it constitutes a major part of the economy and it has been relatively unsuccessful in exploiting e-business.     

基于金融危机的中小企业财务管理对策研究

金融危机影响下,我国的中小企业面临着严重的生存问题,而维持中小企业生存的关键在于企业的财务管理。面对这场危机,自身还不够完善的我国中小企业,该如何加强财务管理则是一个重要的问题。因此,本文对金融危机给我国中小企业财务管理带来的冲击进行分析,提出了我国中小企业在金融危机下如何加强财务管理的对策,以期我国中小企业能在金融危机下生存与发展。     

安徽中小企业发展现状及创新路径研究

近几年,在政府大力扶持之下,安徽中小企业快速发展,已成为推动经济持续、健康发展的重要力量,但在发展过程中也存在一些不容忽视的问题。本文从企业总量、地区分布、企业产值、所有制类型等方面对安徽中小企业进行调查,在此基础上分析安徽中小企业在发展过程中存在的问题,并提出相应的建议和对策,对丰富中小企业发展理论、制定安徽中小企业发展政策具有一定的意义。     

Role Negotiation and Interaction: An Exploratory Case Study of the Impact of Management Consultants on ERP System Implementation in SMEs in Taiwan

Abstract

With growing pressures for collaborative information systems (IS) partnerships, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation has been an important activity for improving supply chains efficiency in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Historically ERP consultants usually take a product-selling approach in SMEs, providing limited management consultancy services. However, a more constructive role for management consultants has become an emerging and challenging issue. This study explored the involvement of management consultants in ERP implementation, particularly with internal managers, ERP consultants and other project members. Extensive interviews were conducted with management consultants as well as 47 project members from four different SMEs in Taiwan employing ERP consultants. Using a grounded theory methodology, prior literature was used to sensitize the findings to key concepts of importance. The results were then analyzed and we described how owner-managers regard management consultants and how the consultants use role negotiation skills to work with both internal managers and ERP consultants. The study found resistance toward management consultants primarily from managers in SMEs, and not owner-managers. The relationships between management consultants and SME managers also differed from similar relationships in large organizations. Suggestions are also provided for academics and practitioners along with areas for future research to extend these exploratory findings.     

基于嵌入式Linux的中小企业信息化应用平台

中小企业受资金、技术、人才等各因素的制约,信息化建设推进缓慢。为满足中小企业信息化建设的基础平台需求,基于嵌入式Linux操作系统,设计了一个低成本、易维护的集办公自动化、企业门户网站、企业邮箱、企业资源共享于一体的中小企业信息化集成平台MEIAS,以帮助加快提高中小企业的信息化建设水平,取得了一定的成效。     

Unpacking the effect of IT capability on the performance of export-focused SMEs: a report from China

Abstract.  Export-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China face a number of barriers to success, two primary ones being the liability of foreignness and resource scarcity. In order to transcend these challenges and be able to survive/prosper in the hypercompetitive international market, where players include large resourceful multinational organizations with experience in varied national contexts, these firms need to develop different organizational capabilities. In this paper, we specifically examine the role of a key organizational capability – information technology (IT) capability – and its different dimensions, in determining performance of export-focused SMEs in China. Our study reveals that IT capability has a positive impact on such firms' performance. This finding indicates the need for their owners/managers to invest in IT capability. Further, the study also highlights specific sub-dimensions of IT capability that export-focused Chinese SMEs should (or should not) develop, so as to derive maximum performance-related gains for the minimum amount spent on IT.     

中小上市公司成长危机原因探讨

中小企业是国民经济发展中的重要力量，然而其成长过程却有较高的不确定性，因此在其成长过程中，保持其良好的稳定性避免成长危机，尤为重要。文章通过对深、沪两市中小上市公司的成长危机公司进行分析，对其成长危机原因进行探讨，认为中小上市公司产生成长危机的原因可以归结为以下几方面：大股东占款、产品结构不合理、产业淘金受挫和费用过于铺张，并提出相应的治理措施。     

完善中小企业政策和服务体系的研究

通过科技型中小企业\"主动成长\"培育机制与\"环境调适\"政策和服务体系的系统分析,提出完善中小企业政策和服务体系的总体设计思路.通过双层紧迫性排序模型的运算,可对政策和服务体系各因素进行关联性的重点分析和系统思考.     

Are Trademark Counts a Valid Indicator of Innovation? Results of an In-Depth Study of New Benelux Trademarks Filed by SMEs

This paper extends the emerging literature on the value of trademarks for innovation studies and policy-making with the first empirical study at the trademark level. It gives a view on how companies use trademarks and interpret trademark activities. A sample of 660 new Benelux trademarks registered by small- and medium-sized enterprises reveals that 60 per cent of recently registered Benelux trademarks refer to innovation activity, predominantly to product or service innovation. The reference to innovation co-varies with various applicant and trademark characteristics unknown from previous studies. Finally, the sample reveals that most of the trademarks used to signal innovative offers are filed close to its market introduction without combining them with other intellectual property rights. This holds especially for trademarks related to service innovation.     

中小企业标准化建设现状及行政对策——以湖南为例

结合湖南省经济特点,对当前湖南省中小企业加强标准化建设在推动新型工业化进程中的作用进行阐述,通过对现状及原因分析,提出了湖南省行政部门在推动中小企业标准化建设上的建议与对策.