Previous research which consolidates the growing body of academic literature on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and electronic business (eBusiness) has taken the form of meta-analyses which focus on analysing adoption factors, pre-2000 articles and a small number of journals. This paper makes a valuable contribution to the analysis of SME-eBusiness research by addressing the limitations of ...

Danshensu (DSU) and salvianolic acid B (SAB) are the primary water-soluble compounds of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Lamiaceae). In this study, we analyzed the effects of DSU, SAB and a S. miltiorrhiza extract (SME) on cell proliferation. Additionally, the effects of DSU and SAB on collagen synthesis in Detroit 551 human normal fibroblast cells and on melanin production in B16 melanoma cells were...

INTRODUCTION Over the last two decades the discipline of Method Engineering (ME) has evolved from simple ad-hoc method construction to situ-ational and domain-specific method engineering as a response to the increasing complexity and diversity of Information Systems Developments (ISD). Nowadays, the evolution of enterprise software and information systems from complex and monolithic systems tow...

The work presented in this paper is related to the area of situational method engineering (SME). In this domain, approaches are developed accordingly to specific project specifications. We propose to adapt an existing method construction process, namely the assembly-based one. One of the particular features of assembly-based SME approach is the selection of method chunks. Our proposal is to off...

Custom SME applications for collaboration and workflow have become affordable when implemented as Web applications employing Agile methodologies. Security engineering is still difficult with Agile development, though: heavy-weight processes put the improvements of Agile development at risk. We propose Agile security engineering and increased end-user involvement to improve Agile development wit...

This paper attempts to identify key determinants of competitiveness in SME clusters, with especial reference to Latin America. It takes the debate forward as its extended framework adds countryand firm-level determinants to the existing cluster-level factors of the “collective efficiency” approach. Based on an enlarged analytical framework, policies recommendations to foster clusters’ competiti...

This paper gives a presentation of a procedure for the analysis of industrial networks. An appropriate meta-model, specifically dedicated to SME networks, is introduced to describe the interactions among firms. The importance of considering both scientific studies and real industrial systems to make a proper analysis of a network is put in evidence, introducing two significant investigation too...

In increasingly complex and dynamic markets, small and medium sized enterprises (SME) face new challenges. Amongst others, these are innovativeness and technological expertise. In order to counteract the challenges, SMEs cooperate in corporate networks. Here, information and communication technologies are main drivers. At this point, Web 2.0 technologies are uttermost important. Until now, the ...