The emerging of the new global economy has forced companies to adopt innovative manufacturing practices. In this context the concept of Extended Enterprise has emerged as a model which companies are pursuing in order to remain competitive in global markets. A research project named Extended Enterprise Demonstration Factory program is being carried out in order to create reference models, method...

This study assesses the credit risk of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to minimize unexpected events. We construct a hybrid statistical model based on factor analysis logistic regression predict enterprise default loans determine factors predicting SMEs default. assess listed Saudi stock market. The results indicate that acid-test ratios are most influential in risk. Therefore, design...

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are caught in a double bind. As competitive pressures mount and customers press for higher quality standards, tighter cost control and faster response times from suppliers, SMEs find it increasingly vital to accelerate process and product innovation. At the same time, the attendant risks of innovation are higher for a small firm than a large one: usuall...

Cloud computing is an emerging concept of information technology that in many countries has an influence on many companies. The research was conducted to evaluate cloud computing adoption in Saudi Arabia; Benefits and hindrances for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The qualitative research approach is performed by interviews with the management of a variety of SMEs active in the infor...

It is believed by many scholars that a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) cannot be seen through the lens of a large firm. Theories which explain IT governance in large organizations and methodologies used by practitioners can therefore not be extrapolated to SMEs, which have a completely different economic, cultural and managerial environment. SMEs suffer from resource poverty, have less ...

This paper describes how the PSP (Personal Software Process) defined by Watts Humphrey, and specifically the PSP0, has been adapted to be applied in the same way by all members of a software development team in a SME (Small Medium Enterprise). The adaptation allows each member to collect the same measures and use the same process. Therefore measures can be aggregated at the team level, on an an...

The attention of software vendors has moved recently to Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) offering them a vast range of Enterprise Systems (ES) including ERP, CRM, SCM and E-Procurement systems, which were formerly adopted by large firms only. From reviewing the literature on the adoption and diffusion of Information Systems’ (IS) innovations, the question of ‘why some SMEs choose to ado...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are reckoned as the main player in domestic economic activities. This paper tries to contribute to the development and understanding of SMEs by encompassing social entrepreneurship as an empowering instrument. Considering the latest thought for intellectual milieu, this paper discloses the buried interlocking principles for social entrepreneurship by Islamic ...

This paper investigates the impact of local banks and digital financial inclusion on Small Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) financing constraints. Using data from Chinese SMEs for period 2007–2017, our robust results find that (1) SMEs’ constraints are negatively associated with proportion bank branches degree inclusion; (2) effect is more pronounced firms which small, transparent, located in regi...