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Research Methods for the Study of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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Author(s): Roberto Hernández-Sampieri (Universidad de Celaya, Mexico)and Sergio Méndez-Valencia (Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 27
Source title:
Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rafael Perez-Uribe (Universidad de la Salle, Colombia), David Ocampo-Guzman (EAN University, Colombia), Carlos Salcedo-Perez (EAN University, Colombia), Lorena Piñeiro-Cortes (EAN University, Colombia)and Maria Del Pilar Ramirez-Salazar (EAN University, Colombia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9425-3.ch006
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Abstract
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become a subject of study by themselves, given the wide range of topics revolving around research in this area, which can be easily observed while searching for information in the most prestigious databases in the world. This chapter presents the characteristics of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-research methods applied in the study of SMEs, since the understanding of these methods is a matter of vital importance to better analyze the particularities, environment, needs, and other relevant aspects of small- and medium-sized enterprises. Likewise, it is important to display the most relevant and significant variables to be included in the study of this kind of organizations.
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