对小企业而言,在人力、物力、财力等各方面都远逊干大型企业.但是中小企业有好多自身方面的优势:机动灵活,善于应变;组织机构简单,工作效率较高;勇于创新,富于进取等等.
Smallbusinessesorenterprises(SMEs-small-ormiddle-sizedenterprises)arefarbehindthelargebusinessesorenterprisesintermsofhuman,material,andfinancialresources.Nevertheless,SMEshavetheirownadvantagesinmanyrespects:greaterflexibility,quickerresponsiveness,simplerorganization,higherefficiency,bolderinnovation,andstrongerenterprisingspirit,etc.
小群体可以更有效
Smallerteamscanbemoreeffective
小企业不具备大公司的等级阶层(这些阶层是高效运营一家大企业所必须的),因而也就不具备浓厚的官僚政治色彩,而是更加灵活.它的反应速度较快,因为在“决定”和“执行”之间的距离相对较短.
SMEsdonothavethehierarchiesasthelargeenterprises(whichisnecessaryforlargeenterprisestooperateeffectively),thereforetheydonothavetheheavybureaucraticatmosphere,andaremoreflexible,whichmakesthemmoreresponsive,andmakesthedistancebetweendecisionandexecutionshorter.
小群体可以更有创造力
Smallteamscanbemoreinnovative
创新是小企业的特点,这也是由于少了等级制度和官僚机构,而等级制度和官僚机构遏制了创新所需的无序状态.大约50%的新发明与小公司有关,创新不仅体现在产品开发方面,还体现在对提供服务的创造性办法上.
InnovativenessischaracteristicofSMEs.Thisisalsoduetothelackofhierarchyandbureaucraticorganizations,whichareinconflictwiththedisorderlinessrequiredforinnovation.Approximately50%innovationsarerelatedtoSMEs.Theinnovationsarenotonlyintheaspectsofproductdevelopment,butalsointheaspectsofinnovativewaysofprovidingservices.
小群体可以更个性化
Smallteamscanbemoreindividualized
由于同样的原因,一家小企业可以提供给客户更个性化的联系,或者提供更个性化的产品和服务.因为小企业的员工和场地都较少,因此一般管理费用就较低,就能够提供更紧密的联系,在工作中就更有选择性.愿景和交流也能够更个性化.
Forthesamereason,anSMEcanprovidemoreindividualizedcontact,productorservice.Becausethenumberofemployeesandthesizeofworkingspacearerelativelysmall,thecostofmanagementusuallyislower,andprovidescloserrelationship,allowingeasierchoiceinwork.Visioningandcommunicationarealsomoreindividualized.
小群体可以更加专业化
Smallteamscanbemorespecialized
恰当的关系是专业化的一种形式,因此一家小企业可以通过提供深度而非广度来突出其特色,也就是更高层次的特色和技巧,而不是大规模企业能够提供的数量.
Appropriaterelationshipisoneformofspecialization;thereforeSMEscanhighlighttheircharacteristicsthroughdepthratherthanwidth,thatis,throughprovidinghigherlevelcharacteristicsandskills,ratherthanthelargequantityprovidedbylargeenterprises.
小群体可以更加灵活
Smallteamscanbemoreflexible
小规模和独立的所有权能够更容易地转化为承担风险或偏离企业计划的愿望,这在公众所有的、经营目标是为投资者提供不断增加利润的企业中是不太可能的.
SmallsizeandsingleownershipmaketheSMEsmorewillingtoendurerisksandsteerawayfromtheoriginalplans,whichisnotquitepossibleinpublic-ownedenterprisesaimedatcontinuouslymakingprofitfortheirinvestors.
•小群体可以更有责任感
Smallteamscanbemoreresponsible
小企业中的个人无法隐藏在巨大招牌或是公共关系的机器背后,也无法不引人注意地隐藏在企业园建筑群中的几百间小房间中的一间中.如果某人没有尽到职责,该做的事情没有做好,那么每个人都会知道,因此小企业错误的易见性和较小的容忍余地对个人效率和责任感提出了更严格的要求.
TheindividualsinSMEscannothidebehindbigbrandsorpublicrelationmechanisms;neithercantheyhideinonethehundredsofsmallroomsinagroupofofficebuildingsonanenterprisecampus.Ifsomeonehasnotmetthejobresponsibilities,hasnotdonewhatissupposedt