From Challenges to Creativity: Enhancing SMEs’ Resilience in the Context of COVID-19
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Article Title | From Challenges to Creativity: Enhancing SMEs’ Resilience in the Context of COVID-19 |
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ERA Journal ID | 41498 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zutshi, Ambika (Author), Mendy, John (Author), Sharma, Gagan Deep (Author), Thomas, Asha (Author) and Sarker, Tapan (Author) |
Journal Title | Sustainability |
Journal Citation | 13 (12), pp. 1-16 |
Article Number | 6542 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2071-1050 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126542 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6542 |
Abstract | COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant and multiple challenges for SMEs. While SMEs have traditionally faced financial and non-financial crises, the pandemic has brought about additional uncertainties on how to maintain business continuity. The purpose of this paper is to examine how SMEs can mitigate against COVID-19-related crisis by examining the impacts that the pandemic has had on them through a review of 34 articles. The thematic analysis from the literature covered three overarching and inter-related challenges including (i) cost and finance-related challenges, (ii) disruption of activities, and (iii) existential difficulties. The paper’s value lies in addressing the gap between the espoused literature’s claim of the beneficial impact of new technological advancements and SMEs’ ability to survive in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional value of this paper is a framework of recommendations to help enhance SMEs’ resilience and responsiveness in the context of COVID-19. These recommendations include collaboration, openness, taking advantage of opportunities/victory, and durability. |
Keywords | COVID-19; Rapid review; Resilience; SMEs; Technological advancements |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350299. Banking, finance and investment not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Deakin University |
University of Lincoln, United Kingdom | |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India | |
Jagan Institute of Management Studies, India | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q731q/from-challenges-to-creativity-enhancing-smes-resilience-in-the-context-of-covid-19
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