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Informationen zum Autor Oswald Jones is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Manchester Metropolitan University.Fiona Tilley recently left Manchester Metropolitan University to join the School of the Environment at Leeds University as Lecturer in Environment and Business. Klappentext SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) comprise 99% of all businesses in the UK, account for 55% of non-governmental jobs and provide 51% of the national turnover. Competitive Advantage in SMEs, Organising for Innovation and Change draws on the experience of staff at Manchester Metropolitan University, focusing on how smaller firms can improve company performance to create and sustain long-term competitive advantage.The book draws on up-to-date empirical data and the latest research to illustrate ways in which SMEs can become:* More innovative by introducing new products and services* More effective through better use of information technology* More efficient by broadening management skills and knowledgeCompetitive Advantage in SMEs, Organising for Innovation and Change has been written for final year undergraduate students and postgraduate students studying small business management. It will also be a valuable resource for those already owning and managing small firms. Zusammenfassung * Draws on up-to-date empirical evident to illustrate how SMEs can become more innovative through the introduction of new products and services.* Discusses the effective and efficient use of information technology by broadening management skills and knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis BiographiesPreface1 Introduction: SMEs, Policy and Competitiveness (Fiona Tilley and Jane Tonge).Section 1 General Management Issues2 Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Towards a Conceptual Framework (Oswald Jones).3 Strategic Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (Alan Marsden and Carole Forbes).4 Corporate Governance for Competitive Advantage in SMEs (Richard Warren).5 Sustainability and Competitiveness: Are There Mutual Advantages for SMEs? (Fiona Tilley, Paul Hooper and Liz Walley).Section 2 Managing People6 Human Resource Management: Managing People in Smaller Organisations (Scott Taylor, Sue Shaw and Carol Atkinson).7 Employee Share Ownership in SMEs (Andrew Pendleton).8 Managing Creativity and Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Examining Creative, New Media Firms (Mark Banks, Meg Elliott and Julia Owen).9 Innovation in SMEs: Intrapreneurship and New Routines (Oswald Jones ).10 Network Capability: The Competitive Advantage of Small Firms (David Taylor and Krsto Pandza).Section 3 Functional Management11 The Adoption of e-business Technologies by SMEs (Paul Windrum and Pascale de Berranger).12 Supply Chain Management: Improving Competitive Advantage in SMEs (Allan Macpherson and Alison Wilson).13 Sustaining Viability in SMEs: Perspectives on Innovation in Financial Management (Bob Sweeting, Tony Berry and Jitsuo Goto).14 Retail and Services Marketing (Steve Baron).15 Conclusion: The Search for Competitive Advantage (Oswald Jones and Fiona Tilley).Index....
List of contents
Biographies
Preface
1 Introduction: SMEs, Policy and Competitiveness (Fiona Tilley and Jane Tonge).
Section 1 General Management Issues
2 Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Towards a Conceptual Framework (Oswald Jones).
3 Strategic Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (Alan Marsden and Carole Forbes).
4 Corporate Governance for Competitive Advantage in SMEs (Richard Warren).
5 Sustainability and Competitiveness: Are There Mutual Advantages for SMEs? (Fiona Tilley, Paul Hooper and Liz Walley).
Section 2 Managing People
6 Human Resource Management: Managing People in Smaller Organisations (Scott Taylor, Sue Shaw and Carol Atkinson).
7 Employee Share Ownership in SMEs (Andrew Pendleton).
8 Managing Creativity and Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Examining Creative, New Media Firms (Mark Banks, Meg Elliott and Julia Owen).
9 Innovation in SMEs: Intrapreneurship and New Routines (Oswald Jones ).
10 Network Capability: The Competitive Advantage of Small Firms (David Taylor and Krsto Pandza).
Section 3 Functional Management
11 The Adoption of e-business Technologies by SMEs (Paul Windrum and Pascale de Berranger).
12 Supply Chain Management: Improving Competitive Advantage in SMEs (Allan Macpherson and Alison Wilson).
13 Sustaining Viability in SMEs: Perspectives on Innovation in Financial Management (Bob Sweeting, Tony Berry and Jitsuo Goto).
14 Retail and Services Marketing (Steve Baron).
15 Conclusion: The Search for Competitive Advantage (Oswald Jones and Fiona Tilley).
Index.
