...Claudia Spilotro; Giustina Secundo; Pasquale Del Vecchio; Vincenzo Barbieri Purpose This study aims to examine how LinkedIn can serve as a catalyst for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) internationalization in a business-to-business (B2B) context by investigating its underexplored...

...Zouhour EL Abiad; Hani El Chaarani; Ruaa Omar Binsaddig; Sam El Nemar; Alkis Thrassou Purpose The research identifies the causal pathways between SMEs’ innovation, digitalization and international performance of SMEs. It particularly explores the determinant of innovation and digitalization within...

...Ghada Tayem Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of bank ownership (foreign versus domestic) and the type of service (Islamic versus conventional) on bank lending to large enterprises and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Based on previous literature...

...) and the trade-off theory (TOT) using the threshold model to see whether firms are under or over-indebted. The analysis is carried out on panel data from small-medium enterprises (SMEs), providing more valuable insights than large and mature companies. Findings The study used two leverage measures: total...

... of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to examine the interaction between patriotism and public governance on sales tax compliance. Design/methodology/approach This study was carried out by soliciting the opinions of owner-managers of SMEs in Jordan through a survey that was distributed by self...

...Khurram Sharif; Norizan Kassim; Mohd. Nishat Faisal; Mohamed Zain Purpose This paper examined the deterministic and moderating impacts of skill on the behavioural (benevolence) and cognitive (credibility) dimensions of trust within small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upstream (i.e. supplier...

...Suhail Sultan; Meine Pieter van Dijk; Omar Omran Purpose This study aims to analyze the nature of challenges facing five low-tech Palestinian small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clusters and to understand their dynamics. The study proposes a number of key policies necessary to foster start-ups...

... on technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal, leading to 257 valid answers. Findings The results obtained from a structural equation model show that motives for strategic alliances (knowledge/learning, efficiency and market) have a strong influence on the human capital...

... sample from Small-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and a comparable sample from large firms operating in Greece during the period 2003–2016. Panel regression analysis was performed before and after the Greek debt crisis. Findings Results indicated that cash holdings contribute positively...

...Gabriele Santoro; Alberto Ferraris; Daniel John Winteler Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on challenges and facilitating factors of open innovation practices (OIP) implemented by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The empirical research...

...Yassine Sefiani; Barry J. Davies; Robin Bown; Neilson Kite Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of networking on business performance by uncovering particular and significant methods of pursuing business connections, for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tangier...

...Suhail Sami Sultan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to prove that competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) among developing countries in the conflict regions will be enhanced through clustering. Design/methodology/approach – The study used quantitative...

... this paper describes a method of assessing an economic policy intended to benefit SMEs in France, its main purpose is to show how such a tool can help to target assistance and financing for small businesses more effectively. From a generic viewpoint, the intermediation function entails the use of knowledge...