total assets), growth (sustainable growth rate for firm) and profitability (return on assets). Observations are collected … relationship with the growth of the firm; however size has less significant and negative impact on the profitability. One …The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth description of the inter-relationship between firm size, growth …

certain level of profitability, this determinant positively impacts SME growth. Productivity influences positively the firm … profitability and labour productivity for firm growth. For policymakers, the results suggest the need for favourable conditions for … SMEs in accessing external finance. Originality/value Profitability negatively impacts on SME growth. However, the authors …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the correlation between firm size, growth and profitability along … negative size-profitability and positive growth-profitability relationship suggesting that initially profitability increases … with the growth of the firm but eventually, overtime, gains in profit rates reduce, as size increases indicting that large …