20.500.12556/DKUM-88243 Small and medium-sized enterprises in the digital age understanding characteristics and essential demands The article explores the implementation of digital technology in small and medium-sized Slovenian enterprises (SMEs), with a focus on understanding existing trends, obstacles, and necessary support measures during their digitalization progress. The surveyed companies mainly rely on conventional technologies like websites and teamwork platforms, emphasizing the significance of strong online communication and presence in the modern business world. The adoption of advanced technologies such as blockchain is limited due to the perceived complexity and relevance to specific sectors. This study uses variance analysis to identify potential differences in the digitalization challenges faced by companies of different sizes. The results indicate that small companies face different financial constraints and require more differentiated support mechanisms than their larger counterparts, with a particular focus on improving digital competencies among employees. Despite obtaining enhancements such as elevated operational standards and uninterrupted telecommuting via digitalization, companies still face challenges of differentiation and organizational culture change. The study emphasizes the importance of recognizing and addressing the different challenges and support needs of different-sized companies to promote comprehensive progress in digital transformation. Our findings provide important insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and SMEs to formulate comprehensive strategies and policies that effectively address the diverse needs and challenges of the digital transformation landscape. digital transformation digital technology adoption small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digitalization challenges digitalization support digitalna preobrazba uvajanje digitalne tehnologije mala in srednje velika podjetja (MSP) izzivi digitalizacije podpora digitalizaciji true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-04-11 14:56:22 2024-04-11 15:18:49 2025-11-21 10:24:42 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-22 Št. 11, št. članka 606 Letn. 14 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2023-10-04 2023-10-24 2023-11-09 004.8 171514627 10.3390/info14110606 2078-2489 Hojnik-2023-Small_and_Medium-Sized_Enterprises.pdf Hojnik-2023-Small_and_Medium-Sized_Enterprises.pdf 1 5E4278C474C7E1C0F986B5435C19BBEC cb6ba98c24badb08d197b7ec943c3a296664f6d34e73c43a3911777c488a669a ced15584-f805-11ee-91bf-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178345 https://doi.org/10.3390/info14110606 0 e64bb6a8-f802-11ee-91bf-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178344 Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta 0 0 0