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Small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship

Sahut, Jean-Michel; Peris-Ortiz, Marta - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 4, pp. 663-668

The purpose of this special issue is to examine small businesses, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and show that … different advantages and drawbacks with innovation, but small businesses provide the most conducive environment for … entrepreneurship and innovation that are not necessarily sustained by the know-how and resources characteristic of large …

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The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research

Henrekson, Magnus; Lundström, Anders - In: Small Business Economics 32 (2009) 1, pp. 1-14

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DOES ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE MATTER? ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONING AND EFFECTIVENESS

ANDERSEN, JON AARUM; JONSSON, PATRIK - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 03 (2006) 03, pp. 237-263

Managers often see new organizational design as the solution to many problems. This paper explores the relationship between organization structure (design), functioning of organizations, and effectiveness. A study of 320 companies showed that the structural variable, decentralization, marginally...

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MARKET ORIENTATION IN DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES IN A WEB 2.0 NETWORKED WORLD

HAIR, NEIL; WETSCH, LYLE R.; HULL, CLYDE EIRÍKUR; … - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 09 (2012) 06, pp. 1250045-1

Strong market orientation is essential to firm success. In the diverse and dynamic digital environment, a strong market orientation philosophy is even more important to the digital entrepreneur. We explore the advantages and challenges that the networked world offers the market-oriented digital...

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Asymmetric changes in Australia’s small business loan rate

Valadkhani, Abbas; Chen, George; Kotey, Bernice - In: Small Business Economics 43 (2014) 4, pp. 945-957

This paper examines the dynamic asymmetric relationship between changes in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cash … borrowing for small businesses in Australia by 2.21 %. These findings indicate that small businesses have limited time to …

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Leverage and firm performance of small businesses: evidence from Japan

Tsuruta, Daisuke - In: Small Business Economics 44 (2015) 2, pp. 385-410

Highly leveraged small businesses cannot obtain enough credit because of the debt overhang problem. Therefore, highly leveraged firms may lose potential profits from profitable investment opportunities in which they are unable to invest. On the other hand, highly leveraged small businesses can...

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Small business loan securitization and interstate risk sharing

Liu, Pu; Shao, Yingying - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 2, pp. 449-460

Do credit risk transfers in general, and loan sales and securitizations in particular, by financial institutions enhance credit availability and financial stability? Or do they allow assets of poor credit quality to spread to unprotected investors, and thus create financial crises and destroy...

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Seasoned equity offerings by small and medium-sized enterprises

Carpentier, Cécile; Jean-François L’Her; Suret, … - In: Small Business Economics 38 (2012) 4, pp. 449-465

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Microcredit: an answer to the gender problem in funding?

Brana, S. - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 1, pp. 87-100

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) target people excluded from the traditional banking system. By providing start-up capital to these under-financed individuals, they enable a greater number of women to start their own business, particularly in sectors where initial capital requirements are high....

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Regulatory costs on entrepreneurship and establishment employment size

Calcagno, Peter; Sobel, Russell - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 3, pp. 541-559

In this article, we examine how the level of regulation affects the size distribution of businesses. To the extent that regulation functions as a fixed cost, it should lead to larger firm size. However, regulations may also lead to smaller establishments with firms outsourcing regulated...

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