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This study reports results of a nationwide survey on overall working capital policy of small manufacturing firms. The … form queried firms on their overall working capital policies as well as on the management of the components of working … capital. Statistically significant measures of association between working capital policies and tools were found among many of …
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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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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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small (manufacturing) firms. Surprisingly, the two groups are highly similar with respect to accuracy desired accuracy …
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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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. 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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We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer than 10 employees; usually constituting the majority of firms in industrialized economies. Using the German KfW SME panel, we examine to what extent micro firms are different...
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R&D, innovation, and productivity for different size groups of Greek manufacturing firms during the prolonged crisis. At …
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R&D, innovation, and productivity for different size groups of Greek manufacturing firms during the prolonged crisis. At …
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