La inteligencia empresarial en las pequeñas y medianas empresas competitivas de América Latina: algunas reflexiones

Cubillo, Julio

doi:10.1590/s0100-19651997000300005

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“…In SMEs, the individuals responsible for environmental scanning activities are usually the owner-managers themselves (Cubillo, 1997). They often have a high degree of internal locus of control and self-efficacy.…”

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Scanning practices and information sources: an empirical study of firm size

Franco

Haase²,

Magrinho³

et al. 2011

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the environmental scanning practices and information sources used by large companies as well as by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the latter being relatively absent from scientific scrutiny. In doing so, it endeavours to contribute to a better understanding of the scanning and information‐gathering behaviour of SMEs, in order to develop measures to overcome their potential disadvantages in this respect.Design/methodology/approachData were obtained from 165 Portuguese firms. Respondents were required to evaluate their use of 11 different environmental scanning practices and 12 information sources. For data analysis, the variables were classified using principal component analysis. Subsequently, the retained components and variables underwent a one‐way variance analysis.FindingsResults indicate that smaller firms do not scan as broadly and as frequently as their larger counterparts. Although external information sources are used equally by larger and smaller enterprises, in general there is also a positive relationship between the exploitation of information sources and firm size.Research limitations/implicationsFindings are taken from the Portuguese context, with its own idiosyncratic economic structure and climate. Generalisations should therefore be made with caution.Practical implicationsAs the “size effect” influences the propensity for environmental scanning, SMEs are urged to adopt inter‐firm strategies in order to achieve a critical mass. The importance of building scanning and information networks among SMEs must be highlighted.Originality/valueResearch on environmental scanning in SMEs and comparative studies of the firm size effect have been relatively scarce. The findings reveal that firm size matters, insofar as the use of different scanning practices and information sources mostly augments with increasing firm size.

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Section: Environmental Scanning Practicesmentioning

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Scanning practices and information sources: an empirical study of firm size

Franco

Haase²,

Magrinho³

et al. 2011

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

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“…Neste contexto, as PMEs possuem conhecimentos reduzidos das oportunidades e ameaças do ambiente externo, ignorando esses fatores no processo de tomada de decisão. Em geral, o dono da empresa confia mais nos canais e fontes informais de informação como conversa com os clientes e fornecedores ou reuniões com outros empresários, do que nas fontes formais de informação, como, por exemplo, econômico-financeira, estatísticas sobre produção, pesquisas de mercado, publicações técnico-científica e outras (Cubillo, 1997).…”

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Sistemas de informações gerenciais para programa de qualidade total em pequenas empresas da região de Campinas

Carmo

Pontes

1999

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Este trabalho teve por objetivo estudar sistemas de informação para gerenciamento de pequenas empresas participantes do Programa de Qualidade Total, do Sebrae, na região de Campinas. Na elaboração de um proposta de modelo de sistema de informações para o executivo de empresas de pequeno porte, foi necessário identificar não apenas as características relacionadas às áreas de negócios, mas também as específicas em relação aos setores industrial, comercial e serviços. Para o conhecimento dessas características, foi realizado um diagnóstico para identificação dos recursos de informática, fontes, produtos e serviços de informação utilizados em pequenas empresas. Foram propostos indicadores de informação para o gerenciamento de programa de qualidade total, tendo como suporte o Executive Informations Systems (EIS).

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“…En la actualidad, las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) desempeñan un papel fundamental en la economía a nivel internacional debido a que se les ha reconocido como una fuente importante de generación de empleos, al igual que por su participación en el comercio exterior, por ser desarrolladoras de capital humano, así como por fungir como distribuidoras de la riqueza, teniendo una destacable participación en el PIB de las naciones (Cubillo, 1997). Ponderando también que este tipo de empresas representan un porcentaje considerable de las unidades económicas a nivel mundial (Instituto Nacional de…”

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BUSINESS STRATEGIES OF FAMILY SMEs IN VICTORIA CITY, TAMAULIPAS-MEXICO

Tovar¹,

Hernandez²

2015

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La inteligencia empresarial en las pequeñas y medianas empresas competitivas de América Latina: algunas reflexiones

Cited by 19 publications

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Scanning practices and information sources: an empirical study of firm size

Scanning practices and information sources: an empirical study of firm size

Sistemas de informações gerenciais para programa de qualidade total em pequenas empresas da região de Campinas

BUSINESS STRATEGIES OF FAMILY SMEs IN VICTORIA CITY, TAMAULIPAS-MEXICO

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