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European Human Resource Management: Researching developments over time

Mayrhofer, Wolfgang; Brewster, Chris - In: Management Revue 16 (2005) 1, pp. 36-62

This paper uses insights and data gained from 15 years of involvement in a research network studying HRM developments in Europe to explore the notion of 'European HRM' and the meanings of convergence and divergence in HRM Using data from the last decade of the Cranet research, the paper puts...

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SME taxation in Europe: An empirical study of applied corporate income taxation for SMEs compared to large enterprises. CIP Programme 186/PP/ENT/CIP/12/F/S01C24

Spengel, Christoph; Hausemer, Pierre; Bergner, Sören; … - 2015

This report analyses tax incentives for SMEs in 20 EU countries and five non-EU countries between 2009-2013. Its findings and recommendations are based on a review of tax codes, modelling of tax burdens using two different models, a descriptive analysis of company financial ratios, and the...

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The configurational approach to linking strategic human resource management bundles with business performance: Myth or reality?

Stavrou, Eleni T.; Brewster, Chris - In: Management Revue 16 (2005) 2, pp. 186-201

Strategic human resource management has been linked to competitive advantage and in turn to organizational performance. This linkage has been viewed from a universal, a contextual or a configurational perspective. Adopting the latter perspective, the authors of the present study investigate the...

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The role of patents and secrecy for intellectual property protection: theory and evidence

Mosel, Malte - 2012

Traditionally patents are seen as the gold standard for intellectual property protection. But, in line with empirical findings that secrecy is considered more important for appropriating returns, recent theories predict that firms keep their most important inventions secret. This article...

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Unlocking lending in Europe

Bending, Tim; Berndt, Markus; Betz, Frank; Brutscher, … - 2014

In the wake of the crisis, the capacity of many banks to lend to relatively high-risk sectors such as SMEs and young, innovative firms is seriously impaired by capital constraints and a strong deterioration in the quality of the assets on their balance sheets. Looking forward, it is vital that...

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Commercialisation strategies of technology-based European SMEs: Market for technology vs. markets for products

Giuri, Paola; Luzzi, Alessandra - 2005

This paper focuses on European small- medium serial innovators at the beginning of the 1990s and provides an empirical basis to answer the following questions: who are the upstream specialized small- medium technology producers? How are they distributed across countries? Are there technologies...

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EU-Investitionsförderung für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Südeuropa: empfehlenswert?

Forstner, Bernhard; Koester, Ulrich - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 94 (2014) 9, pp. 666-670

Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in den südeuropäischen EU-Ländern haben oft nur begrenzten Zugang zu Krediten. Der Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments, Martin Schulz, möchte diese Unternehmen fördern, um die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringern. Auch der neue Präsident der EUKommission,...

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European Small Business Finance Outlook 2020: The impact of COVID-19 on SME financing markets

Kraemer-Eis, Helmut; Botsari, Antonia; Gvetadze, Salome; … - 2020

the markets for SME debt products and, finally, it highlights important aspects of microfinance in Europe. A chapter on …

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The EIF SME Access to Finance Index - September 2020 Update

Torfs, Wouter - 2020

This working paper elaborates on the most recent update of the EIF SME Access to Finance (ESAF) Index, a composite … indicator used to monitor the state of SME external financing markets in the 27 EU countries and the UK. The current update … 2019, and therefore do not incorporate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on EU SME financing markets. …

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Banking system soundness is the key to more SME financing

Darvas, Zsolt - 2013

The SME access-to-finance problem is not universal in the European Union and there are reasons for the fall in credit … aggregates and higher SME lending rates in southern Europe. Possible market failures, high unemployment and externalities justify … quality review before it takes over the single supervisory role. Of the possible initiatives for fostering SME access to …

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