The competitiveness of small and medium enterprises

Man, Thomas Wing Yan; Lau, Theresa; Chan, Kin‐Fai

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“…Ma and Liao (2006) model three sources of firm competitiveness as (1) technological capability (R&D capability and manufacturing capability), (2) resource exploiting capability (technological learning, human resource), and (3) managerial capability (organisational and marketing). Man, Lau and Chan (2002) develop a competitiveness framework for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They propose that other than general factors applicable to all firms, entrepreneur attributes such as experience, knowledge, and skills are particularly important for SMEs.…”

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“…Studies have also found the above factors to be important for small business, with the additional entrepreneur attributes, such as experience, knowledge, and skills (e.g. Man et al, 2002). With respect to firm structure, studies have documented that ownership structures of companies (i.e.…”

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“…Firm strategy and structure -strategic management (Grupp, 1997;Loch, Chick, & Huchzermeier, 2008;Porter, 1990), -financial management (Randøy, Oxelheim, & Stonehill, 2001;Salazar et al, 2012), -human resource management (Delgado et al, 2012;Oishi, 2013;Smith, 1995;Wright, Ferris, Hiller, & Kroll, 1995), -operation and manufacturing management (Corbett & Van Massenhove, 1993;Mehra, 1998;Rao & Holt, 2005;Russell & Taylor, 2006), -marketing management (Shang et al, 2009), -innovation (Bosma, Stam, & Schutjens, 2011;Dangelico & Pujari, 2010;Forsman et al, 2013;Grupp, 1997;Reeve & Deimler, 2011), -IT management (Ollo-López & Aramendía-Muneta, 2012;Ross et al, 1996), -internationalisation strategy (Altomonte & Ottaviano, 2011;Delgado et al, 2012), -sustainability and CSR (Dangelico & Pujari, 2010;Rao & Holt, 2005;Zhang, 2013), -small business strategies & management (Acs & Amorós, 2008;Audretsch et al, 2012;Daszkiewicz & Wach, 2012;González-Pernía Peña-Legazkue, & Vendrell-Herrero, 2012;Horne, Lloyd Pay, & Roe, 1992;Man et al, 2002), -ownership structures (Megginson & Netter, 2001). …”

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International Competitiveness and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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A B S T R A C T Objective:The objective of this article is to review the definitions, theories, and drivers of international competitiveness, examine how the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) impacts the competitiveness framework, and build an ecosystematic model of competitiveness in the 4IR. Research Design & Methods:The analytical work makes reference to the existing literature on international competitiveness, following a SALSA (Search, AppraisaL, Synthesis, and Analysis) approach. The development of competitiveness theories and determinants are examined. Findings: International competitiveness theories at country, industry, and firm levels, and its macroeconomic and microeconomic determinants are closely related, calling for a systematic approach in a competitiveness study. As a result, this article models competitiveness in the new era of the 4IR using an ecosystematic approach. Policy and managerial implications of the model are discussed following an integrated method. Implications & Recommendations: Innovation, technological advancement, and relevant policies should be examined and understood in an ecosystematic approach. Future studies should theoretically model different components of the 4IR into the competitiveness framework and empirically examine the impact of 4IR to competitiveness from various aspects. Contribution & Value Added: This article emphasizes the role of growing reliance on technology. It helps policymakers to re-evaluate national competitiveness by examining a nation's involvement and response to 4IR and how 4IR may potentially impact productivity and prosperity of a nation. It also deepens our understanding on firm level competitiveness in the age of 4IR and suggests future research direction. Article type:conceptual paper

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“…Although the academic community has carried out researches on entrepreneurial capability, and many scholars believe that the composition of entrepreneurial capability should include the opportunity, relationship capability, conceptual capability, organizational capability and strategic capability (Man, et al, 2002;Man, et al, 2008). The above studies choose entrepreneurial enterprises or ordinary entrepreneurs as the object of study, and most scholars follow the views of Western scholars to understand the entrepreneurial capability.…”

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Research on the Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on College Students’ Entrepreneurial Capability

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Under the back ground of "The public business, Peoples innovation", people, especially college students need improve their entrepreneurial capability. Therefore, this paper aims to reveal the way how entrepreneurial education influences entrepreneurial capability. The cultivation and promotion of college students' entrepreneurial capability is one of the important tasks of colleges and universities at present. To improve the importance of entrepreneurial capability, we should firstly have a comprehensive cognition and positioning about entrepreneurial capability for college students. According to the mutual restriction factors we try to establish the path of cultivation and promotion the entrepreneurial capability through entrepreneurial education and the joint efforts of families, society and the governments. Finally, we hope to help college students to improve their competitive entrepreneurial capability. Through questionnaire survey, we firstly recognize the key entrepreneurial capabilities for college students and then we build a research model to reveal the path of production and upgrading of entrepreneurial capability. Thus, we got results as follows: we could improve college students' entrepreneurial capability through strengthen entrepreneurship education in accordance with the auxiliary support of family, society and government. The research conclusion can not only enrich relative research of college students' entrepreneurship education, but also provide more practical and guiding sense for how to improve college students' entrepreneurial capability.

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“…In defining what entrepreneurs should learn, research has shown that a great variety of competencies plays a role in the entrepreneurial process, such as strategic, relational, organisational and analytical competencies (Lans, Verstegen, & Mulder, 2011;Man, Lau, & Chan, 2002). In the context of entrepreneurial learning, authors particularly mention the ability to identify entrepreneurial opportunities (Politis, 2005), referred to as opportunity identification competence (OIC).…”

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Opportunity identification competence : explaining individual and exploring team opportunity identification by employees

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The competitiveness of small and medium enterprises

Cited by 868 publications

References 42 publications

International Competitiveness and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

International Competitiveness and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Research on the Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on College Students’ Entrepreneurial Capability

Opportunity identification competence : explaining individual and exploring team opportunity identification by employees

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