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What makes small firms grow? : Finance, human capital, technical assistance, and the business environment in Romania
Brown, J. David (contributor); Earle, John S. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania containing detailed information from the startup date through 2001. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002453446
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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
Mel, Suresh de; McKenzie, David J.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2009
Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003801015
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The link between R&D, innovation and productivity : are micro firms different?
Baumann, Julian; Kritikos, Alexander - 2016
than 10 employees; usually constituting the majority of firms in industrialized economies. Using the German KfW SME panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452418
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Artificial intelligence and reduced SMEs' business risks : a dynamic capabilities analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
The study utilises the International Labor Organization's SMEs COVID-19 pandemic business risks scale to determine whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are associated with reduced business risks for SMEs. A new 10-item scale was developed to capture the use of AI applications in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012822083
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Improving entrepreneurs' digital skills and firms' digital competencies through business apps training : a study of small firms
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
The lack of awareness of digital services and outcomes is a concern in business environments since small firms need to improve their digital competencies. The present exploratory study investigated whether business apps training was associated with entrepreneurs' and firms' digital advancements....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172883
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Firm size and innovation in the service sector
Audretsch, David B.; Hafenstein, Marian; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018
A rich literature links knowledge inputs with innovative outputs. However, most of what is known is restricted to manufacturing. This paper analyzes whether the three aspects involving innovative activity - R&D; innovative output; and productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011958696
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Understanding the contributions of reallocation to productivity growth : lessons from a comparative firm-level analysis
Brown, J. David (contributor); Earle, John S. (contributor) - 2008
; Hungary ; Lithuania ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755335
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Employment and wage effects of privatization : evidence from Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine
Brown, J. David (contributor); Earle, John S. (contributor);  … - 2008
but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment … ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755531
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Determinants of pollution abatement and control expenditure : evidence from Romania
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2008
(PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771054
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Nonstandard forms and measures of employment and unemployment in transition : a comparative study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia
Brown, J. David (contributor) - 2006
unemployment statistics. This paper analyzes microdata on detailed labor force survey responses in Russia, Romania, and Estonia to … alternative employment rates that are sharply higher in Russia but much lower in Romania and slightly lower in Estonia, and … alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania and moderately higher in Estonia and Russia. -- alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003278938