Marwan Altarawneh

This study's main goal is to discover whether the CEO's cash comparison affects SMEs' performance, with the bonus having a favorable impact instead. The research comprises an analysis of the SMEs mentioned in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade. To test hypotheses, data were meticulously collected from a sample of 80 SMEs in Amman, Jordan, a pivotal business hub in the country. Utilizing Structural Equation Modelling through Smart PLS 3, our chosen methodological framework facilitated a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationships between CEO compensation variables and SME performance. The study's conclusions show a substantial correlation between the performance of SMEs included and the components of CEO compensation in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Despite this, it has been discovered that a few additional incentive factors significantly improve performance in SMEs. This study has shown that some incentive contract theories are appropriate for businesses with specific sizes and operating in particular industries.

Adoption and adherence to corporate governance are issues that have grown in significance recently and are relevant to businesses of all sizes, including small and medium-sized businesses. The purpose of this study is to investigate how corporate governance adoption affects Jordanian SMEs' performance and firm competitiveness. The research design used in the study is cross-sectional, and quantitative techniques were used. From Aman in Jordan, one hundred managers or owners of SMEs were chosen. Using Smart PLS software, a structural equation modelling system was used to analyze the gathered data. The study's main conclusions showed that their adoption of corporate governance greatly and favorably impacted SMEs' competitiveness and performance. The study offered suggestions and had some useful ramifications. Because it affects both the economy and the commercial sector in practice, this paper bridges the theoretical and practical divide. It can be applied to research, teaching, and public policy (since it adds to the body of knowledge, especially regarding SME corporate governance in emerging markets). This article's framework for further, comparable research in other emerging market locations to evaluate the findings' generalizability is a crucial component.

This study determines the development trend of Intellectual Capital research in SMEs published by leading journals indexed by Scopus by identifying key authors, keywords, journals that publish in IC and MSMEs and countries that write a lot of research related to it.The data analyzed consisted of 266 research publications from 1998-2020 using the VoS viewer application to discover the intellectual Capital research development bibliometric map.The findings suggest that there are two major theories related to intellectual capital in technology-based SMEs, namely resource-based view and knowledge base view, which support and complement each other