Digitalizing industry? Labor, technology and work organization: an introduction to the Forum

Cirillo, Valeria; Zayas, José Molero

doi:10.1007/s40812-019-00126-w

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“…These became essential for SMEs, not only to support crucial downstream activities such as sales and marketing, but also to increase their internal efficiency and productivity (PwC 2018 ). From a managerial perspective, digitization provides new opportunities for firms (Cirillo and Zayas 2019 ) and the crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the responsiveness of SMEs to harness them. However, some SMEs may struggle to implement digital initiatives due to prevailing financial concerns following the crisis, and the need to re-train staff accordingly.…”

Section: Implications Of the Covid-19 Pandemic For European Manufactumentioning

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European SMEs amidst the COVID-19 crisis: assessing impact and policy responses

2020

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We consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged European small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector, and draw suggests policy implications. The sudden onslaught of the pandemic has acted as an economic shock, and we consider how it is likely to affect different types of manufacturing SMEs. We distinguish between immediate effects, a result of the almost-simultaneous lockdowns across Europe and its major trading partners, and longer-term implications for both SMEs and the global value chains where they are inserted. In the shorter run, most SMEs have faced logistical challenges in addition to demand disruptions, although the severity has differed across firms and industries. We argue that in the longer-term, there will be different challenges and opportunities depending on the type of SME. Policy interventions will also need to be sensitive to the different types of SMEs, rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach. The policy mix will need to shift from its initial focus on the survival of European SMEs in the short term, towards a more structural and longer-term approach based on promoting their renewal and growth through innovation, internationalization and networking.

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Section: Implications Of the Covid-19 Pandemic For European Manufactumentioning

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European SMEs amidst the COVID-19 crisis: assessing impact and policy responses

2020

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“…In a situation like Covid 19, adoption of technology, digital marketing, presence in digital platforms, and innovations in digital skills can only be the means of survival of SME business for the long term. Digital technologies also play pivotal roles in enhancing internal efficacy and productivity [20] and offer new opportunities for firms [14] . Moreover, cloud-based technology allows the firms to navigate the crisis, provide better services to the market (Min [10] ), and increase the responsiveness of MSMEs to harness them.…”

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SMEs in Covid-19 Crisis and Combating Strategies: A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and A Case from Emerging Economy

Hossain

Akhter

Sultana

2022

Operations Research Perspectives

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The paper intends to understand the research trends in "Covid-19 and SME" through a Systematic Literature Review and extract themes to explore the most affected areas of SMEs during the Covid 19 pandemic. Subsequently, the study attempted to understand how SMEs of a developing country strive during this crisis and recommend a resilience strategy framework to navigate SMEs in post-Covid situations. The authors extracted data from Scopus and Web of science to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), Extracted data from both databases were merged using R programming. Each extracted data has its uniqueness in an organization; we use converted web of science data to Scopus data to get the same tag in R programming. The study adopts a bibliometric analysis to present the research corpus in the domain of “Covid-19 and SMEs”. The cluster method of R programming has been used to usher the significantly affected areas of SMEs. Based on the cluster theme, an open-ended questionnaire was developed and used to interview 23 SMEs in Bangladesh for the case study. Nvivo-13.00 was used to extract the topic from the transcriptions of the interviews. The study reveals that Cash flow shortages and Supply Chain Disruptions are the critical constraints of SMEs. On the contrary, Digital transformation has gained momentum during this crisis. Enterprises that made the best use of digital platforms through technology, digital marketing, and innovations secured the peak of success and profitability. The study also recommends a critical dynamic, resilient strategy model to adopt in the "new normal" for successful navigation of SME business in the future. The study is the first of its kind that integrates SLR and a case study on the hurdles of SME owners during the Covid 19 crisis. Thus, it helps advance the understanding of the subject matter and enables the formulation of resilient strategies by policymakers and SME owners to navigate the business in any potential crisis in the future. The study has significant methodological contribution as it presents how to merge both Scopus and web of science data to conduct bibliometric analysis through R programming. Besides, it also contributes to using R's clustering method to extract themes for SME and Covid -19 domain. Finally, the study presents an overview of SMEs in crisis such as Covid-19 and a case study of a rising economy and its response measures. The Case study has been designed to concentrate on Bangladesh's SME owners and practical implications potentially limited to emerging Asian Economies.

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“…These new manufacturing technologies enable more integrated production methods and reduce transaction and governance costs. At the same time, they allow for the introduction of more effective services (servicification) in the final product (Cirilo & Molero-Zayas, 2019). Both aspects reduce the importance of labor costs and intensify the need for concentrated production to exploit economies of scale.…”

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Governance of global value chains after the Covid-19 pandemic: A new wave of regionalization?

Barber

Villar

Narula

2021

BRQ Business Research Quarterly

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The disruption of the trade and investment activities of multinational enterprises as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic has reinvigorated the debate on the configuration of global value chains (GVCs) as well as the risks and challenges associated with offshoring. This article depicts how the pandemic might affect GVC configuration by driving a trend toward a more regional footprint in industries in which resilience and reliability are critical. Such a shift would create new opportunities for reshoring, and affect both the types of upgrading trajectories and the governance systems in value chains. The article also draws from the intersection of the global-strategy and value-chain fields to propose potential topics and avenues for further research related to these trends. JEL Classification: M16, M21, M14

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Digitalizing industry? Labor, technology and work organization: an introduction to the Forum

Cited by 19 publications

References 13 publications

European SMEs amidst the COVID-19 crisis: assessing impact and policy responses

European SMEs amidst the COVID-19 crisis: assessing impact and policy responses

SMEs in Covid-19 Crisis and Combating Strategies: A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and A Case from Emerging Economy

Governance of global value chains after the Covid-19 pandemic: A new wave of regionalization?

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