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The Sales Forecast and Financial Management in the Small Manufacturing Firm
Burns, Richard; Walker, Joe - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 6 (2001) 1, pp. 115-28
small (manufacturing) firms. Surprisingly, the two groups are highly similar with respect to accuracy desired accuracy …
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Why Small Manufacturing Firms Shun DCF
Walker, Joe; Burns, Richard; Denson, Chad - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 2 (1993) 3, pp. 233-249
Although there is ample literature on the use of capital budgeting techniques by small firms, there is practically no … when the value of the firm itself is unknown. Furthermore, small firms seem quite satisfied with their present techniques …
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An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Structure of Small and Large Australian Manufacturing Enterprises
Holmes, Scott; Kent, Pam - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 1 (1991) 2, pp. 141-154
the capital structures of small and large firms. However, little evidence, if any, exists to support this “finance gap … Framework. This framework focuses on management funding preferences as a major factor in the capital structure of firms. In … Trades sub-sector of the Australian Manufacturing sector. The responses provided detailed information on the types of debt …
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The Determinants of Corporate Growth
Rosique, Francisco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Corporate Growth is a concept that has been widely treated in a specific way or as part of strategy theories, in definition and in econometric models and has also been studied in many different aspects and approaches. The author describes in depth the main variables affecting corporate growth...
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Agency Theory and Its Application to Small Firms: Evidence from the Swedish Venture Capital Market
Landstrom, Hans - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 2 (1993) 3, pp. 203-218
The research in small firms financing is characterized by a lack of a theoretical framework. One basic assumption in this study is that agency theory can provide an essential framework to explain the interaction between informal and formal venture capitalists and their portfolio firms. Five...
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The Role of Services for Manufacturing Firms’ Exports
Lodefalk, Magnus - Handelshögskolan, Örebro Universitet - 2012
. Overall, the study provides new firm-level evidence of the role of services as inputs in manufacturing. …Manufacturing firms increasingly focus on services. This trend is evident in their composition of input, in …. However, only bits and pieces of the relation between services and manufacturing’s exports have been analysed in previous …
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An Investigation of the Types of Problems Faced by Small Firms and How They Affect the Funding Choices Made by Three Distinct Market Segments
Fuller, Barbara K.; Parker, Darrell F. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 12 (2008) 3, pp. 71-91
This article looks at the relationship between the problems faced by small business owners and the funding sources used to solve those problems. Three problem types are identified: organizational systems, external, and sales and marketing problems. Based on these three problem types and the...
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Industry Effects and Banking Relationship as Determinants of Small Firm Capital Structure Decisions
Korkeamaki, Timo P.; Rutherford, Matthew W. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 11 (2006) 1, pp. 23-38
This work examines the leverage ratios of firms covered by the 1998 SSBF Survey. We find that small firms in general are significantly more levered than their larger counterparts in an industry-matched Compustat sample, but the difference is at least partially explained by differences in...
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Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William; Goswami, Grover - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2012
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector …
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Economic slowdowns, hazard rates and foreign ownership
Varum, Celeste; Rocha, Vera Catarina; Valente da Silva, … - In: International Business Review 23 (2014) 4, pp. 761-773
This paper evaluates the link between foreign ownership and firm exit during crises, using a longitudinal micro dataset …
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