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The impact of size on small and medium-sized enterprise public sector tendering

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between firm size and public sector tendering. The findings show that size, measured by employee number, significantly influences small and medium sized enterprises’ (SMEs) tendering resources, behaviour and success; as such, micro-enterprises are resource-disadvantaged, tender less often and have lower success rates compared to small and medium-sized firms. These findings indicate that SMEs are heterogeneous tenderers, and point to the need for more focused research on how SME characteristics influence ability and willingness to tender.

Source: International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship

DOI: 10.1177/0266242613503178

Authors: Anthony Flynn, David McKevitt, Paul Davis

Institution: Dublin City University

Language: English

Topic: Public Procurement and Policy

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2135937895