Management Practice in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Problems and Solutions from the Perspective of Open Innovation
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 2021
Māris Millers, Elīna Gaile-Sarkane

A large proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises are managed by their owners and founders. The goal of this research was to describe the diversity of management practices in owner-managed SMEs. Understanding this diversity will raise awareness of the challenges SMEs are facing and suggest possible solutions that will help improve their management and sustainability. In this study, 205 owner-managed SMEs with more than nine people employed were analyzed using a company self-assessment based on a tailor-made governance model. Data were analyzed using statistical analysis software in combination with a visual analysis. To group similar companies, the cluster analysis technique was used. The results showed a high diversity in how companies were managed and their performances. This research indicated that statistical analysis itself is not sufficient for exploring this diversity, and other approaches, such as visual analysis, must be used as well.


Atslēgas vārdi
Innovation | Management processes | Management system | Open innovation | Owner-manager | Small and medium-sized enterprises
DOI
10.3390/JOITMC7040214
Hipersaite
https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/4/214

Millers, M., Gaile-Sarkane, E. Management Practice in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Problems and Solutions from the Perspective of Open Innovation. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 2021, Vol. 7, No. 4, Article number 214. ISSN 2199-8531. Pieejams: doi:10.3390/JOITMC7040214

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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