Factors that influence the success of small and medium enterprises in ICT: a case study from the Czech Republic

    Wadim Strielkowski Info
    Martin Krejcí Info
    Inna Čabelková Info

Abstract

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) occupy a large niche in the information and technology sector (ICT) and play an important role in the functioning on any state’s economy. This paper focuses on a specific local market and uses the Czech Republic as a case study in order to establish the success factors crucial for achieving economic success. It aims at determining those factors with the help of econometric success rate models based on the own data collected via the means of questionnaire survey among ICT enterprise. Our results show that the earnings-employee ratio, average revenues and the investment in own R&D play the most important role in the success of Czech SMEs in question. Both, financial and non-financial indicators perform significantly in the predictions of success.

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SMEs, firm performance, entrepreneurs, economic success, ICT, Czech Republic

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Strielkowski, W., Krejcí, M., & Čabelková, I. (2015). Factors that influence the success of small and medium enterprises in ICT: a case study from the Czech Republic. Business: Theory and Practice, 16(3), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.3846/btp.2015.521

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Strielkowski, W., Krejcí, M., & Čabelková, I. (2015). Factors that influence the success of small and medium enterprises in ICT: a case study from the Czech Republic. Business: Theory and Practice, 16(3), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.3846/btp.2015.521

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