Assessing Worldwide Research About Performance Measurement for SMEs: 2006–2016

Abstract

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are important contributors to the economic growth of a country; however, maintain high performance levels for long periods of time is always a latent challenge. Research activity analysis through a bibliometric analysis helps to understand the development level that has the performance measurements for SMEs. The aim of this study was to analyze this development in the period of (2006-2016), VOS viewer was used as a graphic visualization tool from the extracted records from the Scopus database. Since 388 analyzed records a slight increase in the performance measurement of SMEs in the last decade was identified. Around of the performance measurement terms and supply chain management it was identified a concentration of investigative relationships; countries and leading research groups in the area were recognized, countries and leading research groups in the area were determined.