CFP: Performance Measurement in SMEs (IJGSB)

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International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business  (IJGSB)
Call For papers
Special Issue on: "The Performance Measurement in Small and Medium Sized
Enterprises"
Guest Editor: Dr. Milind Kumar Sharma, Jai Narain Vyas University, India
Deadline: 31 May 2007

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) cover a wide spectrum of industries
and play an important role in both developed and developing economies.
The adoption of new technologies and management practices by SMEs has
been regarded by many academics and practitioners as a fundamental
requirement to be competitive in today's business scenario, arguing that
more competitiveness of the SMEs are based on effective day-to-day
business performance across and within firms faster than before. For
this, the performance measurement system is a major force in the era of
globalisation. Studies on adoption of the performance measurement system
in SMEs are relatively recent especially in developing countries.

This special issue is designed to act as a forum bringing these studies
together. 'Performance Measurement' in 'SMEs' in this context, should be
conceived broadly and can include a range of contributions on
individual, social and regional factors involved with the adoption of
performance measurement systems and performance measurement related
practices within the context of SMEs.

The objective of the special issue, therefore, is to act as a mechanism
to bring together studies from different disciplinary orientations and
to provide a forum for these contributions to be synthesised. Another
purpose is to further identify the nature and extent of performance
measurement in SMEs. Conceptual, empirical, survey, and case-based
papers are welcome. The special issue will be attractive to any reader
of the journal but especially those interested in performance
measurement. Research reported in this special issue will have
implications for all managers and entrepreneurs responsible for
performance measurement in SMEs.

Subject Coverage

Topics suitable for this special issue include but are not limited to:

* Performance measurement in SMEs
* Role of performance measurement in SMEs in e-business
* Role of top management in adopting performance measurement in SMEs
* Barriers in performance measurement in SMEs
* Benefits observed/perceived by performance measurement in SMEs
* Role of performance measurement in SMEs networks and clusters
* Performance measurement of supply chain management in SMEs
* Role of incubators, science park, associations, institutions and
universities in performance measurement
* Government policy and performance measurement
* Information and communication technology (ICT) in performance
measurement
* Role of information systems (IS) in performance measurement in SMEs
* Strengths and weaknesses of SMEs in performance measurement
* Challenges and issues in adoption of performance measurement systems
in SMEs
* Threats in performance measurement in SMEs

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of manuscripts : 31 May 2007
Notification of peer review to authors : 31 July 2007
Deadline for submitting revised manuscripts : 30 September 2007

Editors and Notes

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an
e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the following:

Milind Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor
Jai Narain Vyas University
Department of Production & Industrial Engineering
MBM Engineering College
Faculty of Engineering & Architecture
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 342001
India
Tel: 91-9414476523
Email: milindksharma at rediffmail.com or milindksharma1 at yahoo.com

with a copy to:

IEL Editorial Office
E-mail: ijgsb at inderscience.com

Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the
title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor.

More info at
https://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=590