Strategic agility in the B2B sharing economy ecosystem of emerging economies: Empirical insights from the Middle East

Industrial Marketing Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 125, P. 431 - 445

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

An Examination of the Identification and Exploitation of International Opportunities Among Chinese Traditional SMEs

SAGE Open, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(3)

Published: July 1, 2023

SMEs’ internationalization research focused mainly on measuring their international performance, especially in IT-based and knowledge-intensive industries while little attention was paid to investigating the opportunity-based view of firm context traditional SMES. The main objectives present study were twofold. First, building internationalization, this investigated opportunity identification (IOI) exploitation (IOE) among Chinese SMEs. Second, examined direct influence SMEs managers' adaptive marketing capabilities (AMCs), global mindset (GM), collaborative intensity (CI) IOI IOE with emphasis potential moderating environmental dynamism (ED). initial phase employed exploratory interviews eight managers. Exploratory findings showed that adopt both entrepreneurial non-entrepreneurial behaviors identifying exploiting opportunities. Later, an empirical investigation using 327 valid responses from managers/founders internationalized China AMCs, GM, CI had a significant positive IOE. Further, ED found play impact relationship between AMCs IOI, GM This paper ends clarifying set theoretical practical implications.

Language: Английский

The Drivers of Sustainability Practices in SMEs and the Impact on Business Performance

Journal of Economics Management and Trade, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(12), P. 1 - 16

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

The concept of sustainability practices by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is often ignored, specifically in developing countries. This requires optimal attention, considering the significant role SMEs economic growth collective impact on ecological environment. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze collaboration innovation business performance. A total 169 samples were obtained from metal manufacturing companies located Tegal, Klaten, Greater Jakarta regions through purposive sampling. results showed that significantly positively affected practices, using SEM-PLS analysis. Innovation also influenced Furthermore, positive impacts performance mediated practices. Sustainability performance, showing enhancement commitment was required achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without sacrificing growth. From results, implementation other variables recommended for future analyses, improve understanding different factors driving SMEs.

Language: Английский