Digitalisation and firm performance: evidence from Tunisian SMEs

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1504/ijpqm.2023.130872

Rihab Bellakhal, Rim Mouelhi

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Existing studies suggest that the level of digitalisation amongst Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is low. Tunisian SMEs lack the resources and capabilities needed to implement digital technologies. Furthermore, the literature argues that digitalisation offers unprecedented opportunities for SMEs, making digitalisation more than fundamental for their survival and growth. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relationship between digitalisation and performance, in the context of Tunisian SMEs. Based on a firm-level dataset of 466 SMEs, the results indicate that digitalisation is positively related to firms' performance. This positive relationship is linked with the firm's engagement within a global digitalisation strategy, where it considers digitalisation as being an integral part of its business and activities. The paper gives several policy recommendations to support the digital transformation of SMEs in Tunisia.

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数字化与企业绩效:来自突尼斯中小企业的证据

现有研究表明，突尼斯中小企业(SMEs)的数字化水平较低。突尼斯中小企业缺乏实施数字技术所需的资源和能力。此外，文献认为数字化为中小企业提供了前所未有的机会，使数字化对其生存和发展至关重要。本文的目的是在突尼斯中小企业的背景下阐明数字化与绩效之间的关系。基于466家中小企业的企业层面数据，结果表明数字化与企业绩效呈正相关。这种积极的关系与公司参与全球数字化战略有关，该战略将数字化视为其业务和活动的组成部分。本文提出了支持突尼斯中小企业数字化转型的若干政策建议。

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International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)

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2.10

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期刊介绍： IJPQM is a fully refereed journal covering strategies, techniques and tools for productivity and quality management and improvement in 21st century manufacturing and service organisations. New productivity and quality management ideas, results and experiences are welcomed by IJPQM. Productivity and quality are an integral component of organisations’ operational strategies. Productivity continues to play an important role both at the macro and micro levels. At micro-level, firms continue to use productivity as a performance measure to benchmark against the best-in-class companies with the objective of identifying best practices.