Challenges of SMEs in the Digital Economy Era: A Bibliometric Review

The paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the research on the challenges of small and medium-sized enterprises in the digital economy era. Works about the research problem published in ScienceDirect and Web of Science databases have been studied. The dynamics of the research are evaluated; the geographical configuration of the research is determined; the level of collaboration between countries is analyzed; the evolution of research is presented; and the main and contemporary directions of research are identified. In the discussion section, the results received from the given study are compared with the findings presented in the studies conducted around the same topic. Bibliometric research has identified the main challenges of SME development in the digital economy era and proposed the future directions of the research in the final part.