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2018 5th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 2018
It is widely accepted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) serve as the engines of economies ... more It is widely accepted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) serve as the engines of economies around world. Thus, governments increase their financial aid to develop and sustain them in the effort to stimulate the economy as a whole. Nonetheless, SMEs remain deficient in many resources, financial and otherwise. It is thus important for SME policy makers, advocates and researchers to study how SMEs around the world manage to overcome operational problems due to, and in spite of, their size. Employing the content analysis technique in analysing all current and peerreviewed papers from an extensive collection of journal databases, this study found that across all literature, market forces, organisational factors and external change agents are the key drivers in the adoption of technology by Asia-Pacific SMEs. Other studies in the literature focus on the factors that lead to their successful implementation of technology, and these are: small size and young age of the firm, user training, business and government ties, previous technological experience, length of use of the technology, user satisfaction, and location of the facilities and mentoring. Further, the benefits of improved performance should encourage any SME to invest in new technologies combined with user training. Meanwhile, technology developers as well as managers implementing technology-based projects concerning SMEs should plan or design their projects with the user in mind.
This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteere... more This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteered to become part of the integrated plant surveys (IPS's) that were conducted by the participants of the Managers Course, the flagship program of the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries. The legal definition of MSMEs in the Philippines and management audits. Problems faced by these firms under each function area of management (marketing, production, organization and finance) are identified. On the other hand, some of the best practices and coping mechanisms in overcoming the major constraints in the development of MSMEs such as access to finance, technology and skills, information gaps and difficulties with product quality and marketing are also presented. Finally, after presenting the problems encountered by the firms, this paper formulates general recommendations for the government, UP ISSI and the MSMEs being studied.
This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteere... more This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteered to become part of the integrated plant surveys (IPS's) that were conducted by the participants of the Managers Course, the flagship program of the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries. The legal definition of MSMEs in the Philippines and management audits. Problems faced by these firms under each function area of management (marketing, production, organization and finance) are identified. On the other hand, some of the best practices and coping mechanisms in overcoming the major constraints in the development of MSMEs such as access to finance, technology and skills, information gaps and difficulties with product quality and marketing are also presented. Finally, after presenting the problems encountered by the firms, this paper formulates general recommendations for the government, UP ISSI and the MSMEs being studied.
2018 5th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Computer Science and Engineering (APWC on CSE), 2018
It is widely accepted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) serve as the engines of economies ... more It is widely accepted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) serve as the engines of economies around world. Thus, governments increase their financial aid to develop and sustain them in the effort to stimulate the economy as a whole. Nonetheless, SMEs remain deficient in many resources, financial and otherwise. It is thus important for SME policy makers, advocates and researchers to study how SMEs around the world manage to overcome operational problems due to, and in spite of, their size. Employing the content analysis technique in analysing all current and peerreviewed papers from an extensive collection of journal databases, this study found that across all literature, market forces, organisational factors and external change agents are the key drivers in the adoption of technology by Asia-Pacific SMEs. Other studies in the literature focus on the factors that lead to their successful implementation of technology, and these are: small size and young age of the firm, user training, business and government ties, previous technological experience, length of use of the technology, user satisfaction, and location of the facilities and mentoring. Further, the benefits of improved performance should encourage any SME to invest in new technologies combined with user training. Meanwhile, technology developers as well as managers implementing technology-based projects concerning SMEs should plan or design their projects with the user in mind.
This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteere... more This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteered to become part of the integrated plant surveys (IPS's) that were conducted by the participants of the Managers Course, the flagship program of the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries. The legal definition of MSMEs in the Philippines and management audits. Problems faced by these firms under each function area of management (marketing, production, organization and finance) are identified. On the other hand, some of the best practices and coping mechanisms in overcoming the major constraints in the development of MSMEs such as access to finance, technology and skills, information gaps and difficulties with product quality and marketing are also presented. Finally, after presenting the problems encountered by the firms, this paper formulates general recommendations for the government, UP ISSI and the MSMEs being studied.
This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteere... more This paper makes an assessment of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that volunteered to become part of the integrated plant surveys (IPS's) that were conducted by the participants of the Managers Course, the flagship program of the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries. The legal definition of MSMEs in the Philippines and management audits. Problems faced by these firms under each function area of management (marketing, production, organization and finance) are identified. On the other hand, some of the best practices and coping mechanisms in overcoming the major constraints in the development of MSMEs such as access to finance, technology and skills, information gaps and difficulties with product quality and marketing are also presented. Finally, after presenting the problems encountered by the firms, this paper formulates general recommendations for the government, UP ISSI and the MSMEs being studied.