credit expansion. In particular, too much finance can have a negative impact on growth. We examine the microeconomic … foundations of this argument, positing a non-monotonic relationship between leverage and firm-level productivity growth in the … Eastern European countries confirms that TFP growth increases with leverage until the latter reaches a critical threshold …

This article examines the impact of innovation on employment growth in innovating small and medium enterprises using a … strong growth than in their slower growing or shrinking counterparts. Thus, positive employment effects of innovations are …

. -- Corporate governance ; firm growth ; transition economies ; ownership concentration …

an empirical analysis using 1997-2008 panel data consisting of ownership, Tobin's Q, and sales growth follows. Empirical …

enhances investors' confidence in the firm's future cash flow and growth prospects, leading to higher firm valuation. Likewise …