The extant literature shows that firm capabilities such as knowledge transfer and innovation are highly related to firm performance. How these relationships express themselves for foreign-based firms operating in global environments is less understood. The objectives of this study are as...

The private placement market is an important source of long-term funds for U.S. corporations. Nonetheless, it has received relatively little attention in the financial press or the academic literature, partly because of the nature of the instrument itself. In particular, a private placement is a...

Based on the few studies in their 2009 literature review, Craig, Jackson, and Thomson find that the economic impact of SBA loans on regional economic performance is positive, albeit small This study analyzes the relationships between economic performance and SBA lending using a panel of...

A micropolitan statistical area is defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce as “A core based statistical area associated with at least one urban cluster that has a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000.” Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau also identified the micropolitan area...

Past literature has examined the responsiveness of various economies (region, state, and metropolitan area) to changes in the U.S. business cycle. The objective of this study is to determine if spatial disaggregation to the small core city provides further insights to the co-movement of local...

This study examines the economic impact of Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed lending activity on the 12 states comprising the Southeast region (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West...