firms. Using data on Finnish firms that are mostly private and small, we first estimate ‘excess growth’ made possible by … the association arises because firms with excess growth self-select. Interestingly, the association also seems to be … related to a priori financially constrained firms. The results suggest that (a) the firms that resort to high quality …

North Savo, North Karelia/Kainuu, Central Finland and Lapland/Northern Ostrobothnia. Connections to other firms is the most … it comes to firms' partnerships with educational and research institutions as well as public bodies. Networking may be … firms' better growth prospects. In the absence of functioning local markets for some productive inputs, being engaged in …

internationalization of business) services impacts on the internationalization and performance of small and medium-sized firms in Finland … that being Finpro's customer is positively associated with internationalization when firms establish new subsidiaries …