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Creating and sustaining competitive advantage in SMEs : organising for innovation / Oswald Jones and Fiona Tilley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley, 2003.Description: 408 pISBN:
  • 9780470843345 (pbk.) :
  • 0470843349(pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.022 JON
LOC classification:
  • HD62.7
Incomplete contents:
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).
Summary: 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.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 658.022 JON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 201409

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).

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.

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