This paper develops resource dependency and institutional theory arguments for explaining SME involvement in direct and indirect (via intermediaries) export activity. Based on resource dependency theory, we argue that a desire to leverage resources in a favorable home market may explain SME...

This paper re-examines the link between new firm formation and subsequent employment growth. It investigates whether it is possible to have the wrong type of entrepreneurship – defined as new firm formation which leads to zero or even negative subsequent employment growth. It uses a very...

Persistent differences in the level of business ownership across countries have attracted the attention of scientific as well as political debate. Cultural as well as economic influences are assumed to play a role. This paper deals with the influence of cultural attitudes towards uncertainty on...