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dc.contributor.authorCater-Steel, Aileen
dc.contributor.authorRout, Terry
dc.contributor.editorHanna Oktaba and Mario Pattini
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:02:32Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:02:32Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2014-02-07T06:01:21Z
dc.identifier.isbn9781599049069
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/978-1-59904-906-9.ch012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23664
dc.description.abstractThe contribution of small enterprises to the software industry is marked, but the level of understanding of the ways in which they can survive, grow, and improve is limited. In particular, there has been a lack of information on the long-term outcomes of process improvement initiatives in small firms. Building on the basis of a study of assessment-based improvement in 23 small and medium size organizations, we have undertaken a follow-up meeting with each company approximately five years following the original assessment. The results show that changes made in an organisation, driven by a framework of model-based improvement, can have long-term impacts even in small organisations; it appears, however, that there is no necessary link between success in implementing improvement and survival of the organisation. The results provide insight into the extent to which improvement actions can reinforce overall success for the small business.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInformation Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global)
dc.publisher.placePennsylvania, USA
dc.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-906-9
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleSoftware Process Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises: Techniques and Case Studies
dc.relation.ispartofchapter12
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom223
dc.relation.ispartofpageto241
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode280302
dc.titleSPI Long-Term Benefits: Case Studies of Five Small Firms
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorRout, Terry P.


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