Due to intense competition and rapid changes happening in the
marketplace, business environment is increasingly becoming volatile
and uncertain. As a result, the ability to conduct effective
environmental scanning is becoming critical for organizations to
survive and succeed. This study investigates environmental scanning
and information sharing practices of Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs) in Singapore. A pre-tested questionnaire was sent out, and
45 SMEs from 4 industries participated. It was found that a
majority of the companies perceived environmental information as
critical, and conduct systematic environmental scanning activities.
The management level of SMEs had become aware of the importance of
information sharing, and efforts had been made to avoid information
hoarding. Moreover, SMEs from various industry domains seemed to
have different scanning strategies and manners, in terms of
preferences over information sources and distribution channels.
Suggestions are also provided to increase the effectiveness of
environmental scanning, as the collected information may not be
disseminated to the end-users in a timely manner.
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