Enabling factors of adaptive capability in small and medium enterprises

Aylin Ates; M Assarlind; Catherine Maguire; Umit Bititci; Jillian MacBryde

Enabling factors of adaptive capability in small and medium enterprises

Aylin Ates
, M Assarlind
, Catherine Maguire
, Umit Bititci
, Jillian MacBryde

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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Abstract

This paper aims to define organisational adaptability and explain the conditions and factors affecting SMEs’ (Small and Medium Enterprises) ability to adapt to the environment rather than fire fighting. The results are based on an ongoing R&D work as part of a European FP7 project called ‘FutureSME’. We identified that a combination of factors contributes to adaptability that encompasses interfaces between resilience, agile operations and strategy. This paper contributes to theory and practice by taking vastly diverse literature into a single framework to explain the organisational adaptability concept as demonstrating its use in understanding adaptive behaviour in manufacturing SMEs

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	18th International Annual EurOMA Conference - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Jul 2011 → 6 Jul 2011

Conference

Conference	18th International Annual EurOMA Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	3/07/11 → 6/07/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

adaptability
SME
organisational resilience

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Enabling factors of adaptive capability in small and medium enterprises

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