Factors influencing small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) resilience during the COVID-19 outbreak

IF 3.8 Q2 MANAGEMENT

TQM Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.1108/tqm-08-2022-0266

Ramadas Thekkoote

引用次数: 3

Abstract

PurposeThis research paper highlights the economic impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to Coronavirus outbreaks. It proposes factors that influence the strengthening and survival of SMEs.Design/methodology/approachIn this research, resilience is reflected in the following aspects hope, problem resolution and persistence. This quantitative study analyses a purposive sample of 120 small and medium-sized firms in India. The study's primary data are the responses to questionnaires issued to respondents, analyzed and hypotheses formed and tested using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique.FindingsThe study results show that all the variables significantly reduce the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs. The presented model is expected to help researchers, business modelers, analysts and real professionals with further studies in the SME context.Originality/valueThis new approach adds to the business resilience knowledge of SMEs and has practical implications for manufacturing organizations seeking to become robust during and after COVID-19.

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COVID-19疫情期间影响中小企业抵御能力的因素

本研究重点分析了冠状病毒疫情对中小企业的经济影响。提出了影响中小企业壮大和生存的因素。在本研究中，弹性体现在希望、解决问题和坚持三个方面。本定量研究分析了印度120家中小企业的有目的样本。本研究的主要数据是对发给受访者的问卷的回应，分析和假设形成并使用结构方程模型(SEM)技术进行测试。研究结果表明，所有变量都显著降低了新冠肺炎对中小企业的影响。提出的模型有望帮助研究人员、商业建模者、分析师和真正的专业人士在中小企业背景下进行进一步的研究。独创性/价值这种新方法增加了中小企业的业务弹性知识，并对寻求在COVID-19期间和之后变得强大的制造组织具有实际意义。

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TQM Journal Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

0.00%

发文量

114

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