02575nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245009300055210006900148260004200217300001000259490000700269520187200276653002502148653000802173653001902181653003002200653002502230100001702255700001602272700002702288856003002315       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aTechnology Adaptation and Survival of SMEs: A Longitudinal Study of Developing Countries0 aTechnology Adaptation and Survival of SMEs A Longitudinal Study   aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2020  a64-720 v103 aIn the current era of internationalizing business activities and globalizating markets, technology has become an essential tool for enhancing market competitiveness. With globalization, a country's economic and business scenarios can change drastically. Many companies have seized on opportunities to pursue, and sometimes achieve economies of scale. Especially in some countries, however, the technological revolution creates significant challenges for small business entrepreneurs. Technological development plays a pivotal role in making small and medium enterprises (SMEs) competitive, as well as leading to sustainable growth. Under such circumstances, it is relevant to consider a country's technological environment for ways that can lead SMEs towards sustainable development. In the present study, we explore the impact of volatility in technological environments on the sustainability of SMEs in developing countries with emerging economies. We use the Global Competitive Index Report for the period 2012-2016, in which six parameters were applied to define the technological environment of developing nations. Two factors, namely, institutional capabilities and external capabilities emerged as significant factors according to factor analysis. We also studied the impact of emerging factors in new technological environments on the sustainability of SMEs in the specific time period using a regression analysis. The results indicate that both institutional capabilities and external capabilities become significant when time is taken as a selection variable. The highly significance of the time variable indicates the dynamism of today's technological environments. As well, institutional capabilities were found to have a strong impact on a business' sustainability, in comparison with external capabilities and the high level of technological volatility.10adeveloping countries10aSME10asustainability10atechnological environment10atechnology readiness1 aDas, Supriyo1 aKundu, Amit1 aBhattacharya, Arabinda  utimreview.ca/article/1369