Sustaining SME agility through knowledge coupling, business process digitization, and innovation during crisis

IF 3.7 3区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS
Sayed Muhammad Fawad Sharif , Wenping Wang , Naiding Yang , Omar Alghamdi , Fouzia Kanwal , Mikiale Gebreslase Gebremariam
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SMEs faced a paradoxical state due to Covid-19. They must layoff to cover costs and doing so challenges their survival owing to loss of knowledgeable workforce. We empirically develop a strategy allowing SMEs to retain their innovation and agility besides downsizing. Analyses of 306 Chinese manufacturing SMEs indicate that innovation positively mediates between knowledge coupling (business process digitization) and market capitalizing agility (MCA) during downsizing. In no-downsizing sample knowledge coupling leads to innovation (MCA), also innovation leads to MCA; whereas, BPD does not contribute to innovation and MCA. This study is among the earliest empirical examinations to establish agility in Chinese SMEs through mediation of innovation and moderation of downsizing.

危机期间通过知识耦合、业务流程数字化和创新保持中小企业的灵活性
由于 Covid-19 的出现,中小企业面临着一种矛盾的状态。它们必须裁员以弥补成本,但这样做又会因知识型劳动力的流失而给其生存带来挑战。我们通过实证研究制定了一种战略,使中小企业在裁员的同时还能保持创新性和灵活性。对 306 家中国制造业中小企业的分析表明,在裁员期间,创新在知识耦合(业务流程数字化)和市场资本化敏捷性(MCA)之间起着积极的中介作用。在不裁员的样本中,知识耦合导致创新(MCA),创新也导致MCA;而业务流程数字化对创新和MCA没有贡献。本研究是最早通过创新的中介作用和裁员的调节作用来建立中国中小企业敏捷性的实证研究之一。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of technology, innovation, and engineering management. The journal links engineering, science, and management disciplines. It addresses the issues involved in the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to shape and accomplish the strategic and operational objectives of an organization. It covers not only R&D management, but also the entire spectrum of managerial concerns in technology-based organizations. This includes issues relating to new product development, human resource management, innovation process management, project management, technological fusion, marketing, technological forecasting and strategic planning. The journal provides an interface between technology and other corporate functions, such as R&D, marketing, manufacturing and administration. Its ultimate goal is to make a profound contribution to theory development, research and practice by serving as a leading forum for the publication of scholarly research on all aspects of technology, innovation, and engineering management.
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