AI-Enabled Opportunities and Transformation Challenges for SMEs in the Post-pandemic Era: A Review and Research Agenda

The negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic has seen SME's struggling around the world. With many quickly adopting digital technologies, such as AI, in their manufacturing or services operations to achieve sustainable development. This study aims to develop a framework that informs AI-enabled sust...

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Published in:Frontiers in public health 2022-04, Vol.10, p.885067
Main Authors: Lu, Xiaoqian, Wijayaratna, Kumud, Huang, Yufei, Qiu, Aimei
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Pandemics
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SMEs
Technology
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