TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Oswald
AU  - Tilley,Fiona
AU  - Jones,Oswald
TI  - Creating and sustaining competitive advantage in SMEs: organising for innovation 
SN  - 9780470843345 (pbk.) :
AV  - HD62.7 
U1  - 658.022 JON 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Chichester
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Competition
KW  - Business planning
KW  - Small business
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Management
KW  - Organizational change
KW  - Business and Management
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Business competition
KW  - thema
KW  - Small businesses & self-employed
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction: (F. Tilley and J. Tonge).  Section 1 General Management Issues.  2. Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Towards a Conceptual Framework (O. Jones).  3. Strategic Management for Small and Medium--sized Enterprises (SMEs) (A. Marsden & C. Forbes).  4. Corporate Governance for Competitive Advantage in SMEs (R. Warren).  5. Sustainability and Competitiveness: Are There Mutual Advantages for SMEs? (F. Tilley, et al.).  Section 2. Managing People.  6. Human Resource Management: Managing People in Smaller Organisations (S. Taylor, et al.).  7. Employee Share Ownership in SMEs (A. Pendleton).  8. Managing Creativity and Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Examining Creative, New Media Firms (M. Banks, et al.).  9. Innovation in SMEs: Intrapreneurs and New Routines (O. Jones ).  10. Networking Capability: The Competitive Advantage of Small Firms (D. Taylor & K. Pandza).  Section 3. Functional Management.  11. The Adoption of E--Business Technology by SMEs (P. Windrum and P. de Berranger).  12. Supply Chain Management: Improving Competitive Advantage in SMEs (A. Macpherson & A. Wilson).  13. Sustaining Viability in SMEs: Perspectives on Innovation in Financial Management (B. Sweeting, et al.).  14. Retail and Services Marketing (S. Baron).  15. Conclusion (O. Jones & F. Tilley)
N2  - Focusing on how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can improve their performance and create and sustain long-term competitive advantage, this text draws upon empirical evidence to illustrate how SMEs can become more innovative through the introduction of new products and services
ER  -