... for the analysis were collected from 249 superior-subordinate dyads employed in Indian small and medium-sized enterprises. Further, the hypotheses were assessed using Analysis of a Moment Structures and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Hayes PROCESS Macro. Findings The findings illuminate a nuanced...

...Hao Chen; Jiajia Fan; Tu Lyu Purpose Information security incidents and losses are challenging for small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ). SME managers are under great information security-related stress ( SRS ) when making decisions about organizational security. Unlike previous studies...

...Liecheng Wang; Min Zhang; Lixu Li Purpose Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to China's sustainable development. This study aims to empirically investigate the influence of government and customer pressures on the purchasing decisions of pollution control equipment among...

...Nadia Albu; Cătălin Nicolae Albu; Maria Silvia Fota; Mirela Elena Nichita; Mirela Păunescu Purpose We aim to investigate the underlying logics of small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) attitudes toward sustainability reporting (SR) in a post-communist country, namely Romania. Design...

...Marco Balzano; Giacomo Marzi; Teresa Turzo Purpose The present paper offers a literature review on the application of institutional theory in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The study aims to synthesize existing research on how institutional factors, both formal...

... technology (fintech) and financing constraints. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a large-scale sample of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China's manufacturing sector, the authors empirically test their hypotheses by using hierarchical linear regression models with multiple high...

...Danilo Brozović; Christian Jansson; Börje Boers Purpose This article investigates how strategic flexibility (SF) is achieved in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), exploring whether SF contributes to firm growth and the associated enablers and barriers of SF. Design/methodology/approach...

...Lian-Lin Ti; Boon-Kwee Ng; Rajah Rasiah Purpose This paper identifies the motivations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when they undertake greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) into an emerging market. It elucidates the factors that influence SMEs to choose a fully equity-based...

...Soojeen Jang; Yanghon Chung; Hosung Son Purpose Through the resource-based view (RBV) and contingency theory, this study empirically investigates the impacts of smart manufacturing systems' maturity levels on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Moreover, it aims...

...-sized enterprises Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of modern economies. They are vital to sustained long-term economic growth (Ardic et al., 2011), and constitute a vibrant and growing sector in most advanced economies across the globe (Levy and Powell, 2005...

...Yahya Al-Ansaari; Hakim Bederr; Chuanhai Chen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of strategic orientations (technology, alliance, and market orientations) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging market, namely Dubai in the United Arab Emirates...

...Barbara Francioni; Fabio Musso; Marco Cioppi Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how characteristics of decision-makers influence internationalization strategies within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on the strategic decision-making process (SDMP...