Competitive Advantage in SMEs - Organising for Innovation & Change.

Focusing on how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can improve their performance and create and sustain long-term competitive advantage, this text draws upon empirical evidence to illustrate how SMEs can become more innovative through the introduction of new products and services.

SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) comprise 99% of all businesses in the UK, account for 55% of non-governmental jobs and provide 51% of the national turnover. Competitive Advantage in SMEs, Organising for Innovation and Change draws on the experience of staff at Manchester Metropolitan University, focusing on how smaller firms can improve company performance to create and sustain long-term competitive advantage.

The book draws on up-to-date empirical data and the latest research to illustrate ways in which SMEs can become:

• More innovative by introducing new products and services
  
• More effective through better use of information technology
  
• More efficient by broadening management skills and knowledge