The purpose of this exploratory study is the examination of the complex interactions among variables that affect the performance of European manufacturing SMEs by using a hierarchical log linear model. In the present study, firm performance is empirically measured in terms of turnover growth....

Ugandan micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) still perform poorly. The paper utilizes data collected in Uganda in March and April 2003 to analyze the business constraints faced by these MSEs. Using a stratified random sampling, a sample of 265 MSEs were interviewed. The study focuses on the 105...

We investigate the impact of import competition from low-cost countries on the exit of domestic firms from the manufacturing industries of eight European countries. We find a significant positive impact on the exit of large firms, while small firms are not directly affected. The empirical...

SMEs play an important role in the development of regional innovative systems because of their potential to accept new technologies and show fast growing rates. There is an interdependence between emergence of fast growing SMEs ('gazelles') and innovative development of regions. High level of...

Objective - This study aims to determine the constraints on business development of organic products run by Muslim SMEs (MSMEs) in Malang city. Businesses concerned with organic generally adopt the principles of health, ecology, justice and protection. Organic products are very popular in...

Data from diversified owner-managed businesses are reanalyzed in an exploratory effort to assess the applicability to small businesses of four measures of diversification. Results suggest that available measures can be adapted to small business but that specialized data collection methods are...

This paper examines if the identity shaped by the region does have an influence on the owner-manager's managerial behaviour. Two hypotheses have been formulated that are based on the identity theory saying that an individual's self consists of a set of different identities. The paper is based on...

This paper examines the bidirectional causality between innovation and internationalization in the context of developing countries. Using a dynamic bivariate probit model and adopting a broad definition of internationalization, this paper analyzes these issues using a panel dataset of small and...

Questo lavoro, basato su un'indagine qualitativa relativa a un campione rappresentativo di 1.000 imprese di micro, piccole e medie dimensioni, ha cercato di individuare il grado di conoscenza degli imprenditori sullo Small Business Act (SBA) e sulle recenti misure di politica industriale,...