Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to add to the existing literature by examining a number of hypotheses relating to the capital structure decision in relation to the firms’ size, namely by distinguishing among micro, small and medium firms. Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare recent performance of small firms with that of large firms in developed and emerging stock markets. Design/methodology/approach – T-tests as well as Wilcoxon Signed Rank test statistics are utilized to test the differences in returns between...

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of computer usage in determining the credit score for small business owners. Design/methodology/approach - Bitler, Robb, and Wolken report over three-quarters of all small business use computerized systems. Since...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology to study profit vs non-profit seeking firms usefully to compare corporate performance. It aims to apply the methodology to measure if state vs non-state firms with different objectives are comparable in performance. If relevant, the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to look at failed development paradigms in West Africa, one of the world's poorest regions, and to argue that new and contextually relevant methods are needed to stem poverty, engage people in productive microenterprises, improve people's quality of life, and foster...

Purpose –The paper surveys the risks and rewards of asset securitisation and illustrates how this structured finance technique can lift credit constraints to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as banks to turn more conservative in their lending in response to more risk-sensitive...

Purpose – This paper seeks to look at failed development paradigms in West Africa, one of the world's poorest regions, and to argue that new and contextually relevant methods are needed to stem poverty, engage people in productive microenterprises, improve people's quality of life, and foster...

Purpose – The paper surveys the risks and rewards of asset securitisation and illustrates how this structured finance technique can lift credit constraints to small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) as banks to turn more conservative in their lending in response to more risk‐sensitive...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of computer usage in determining the credit score for small business owners. Design/methodology/approach – Bitler, Robb, and Wolken report over three‐quarters of all small business use computerized...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology to study profit vs non‐profit seeking firms usefully to compare corporate performance. It aims to apply the methodology to measure if state vs non‐state firms with different objectives are comparable in performance. If...