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Does board composition and ownership structure affect firm growth? : Evidence from Finnish SMEs

Lappalainen, Jaana; Niskanen, Mervi - In: Research in economics and business : Central and … 1 (2009) 1, pp. 66-83

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003957072

Behavior and attitudes of small family firms towards different funding sources

Lappalainen, Jaana; Niskanen, Mervi - In: Journal of small business and entrepreneurship : JSBE ; … 26 (2013) 6, pp. 579-599

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010381106

Financial performance of SMEs : impact of ownership structure and board composition

Lappalainen, Jaana; Niskanen, Mervi - In: Management research review 35 (2012) 11, pp. 1088-1108

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Financial Performance of SMEs - Evidence on the Impact of Ownership Structure and Board Composition

Lappalainen, Jaana - 2009

This study investigates the impact that ownership structure and board composition have on performance in a sample of Finnish SMEs. Our study is one of few that shed light on how corporate governance and ownership structures affect performance of small firms. Our results suggest that the...

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Gender and sources of finance in Finnish SMEs : a contextual view

Eriksson, Päivi; Katila, Saija; Niskanen, Mervi - In: International journal of gender and entrepreneurship 1 (2009) 3, pp. 176-191

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Small business borrowing and the owner-manager agency costs : evidence on Finnish data

Niskanen, Mervi; Niskanen, Jyrki - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 1, pp. 16-31

This study investigates the impact that managerial ownership has on loan availability and credit terms. We find that managerial ownership is common in a sample of small and medium-sized Finnish firms. Our results suggest that an increase in managerial ownership decreases loan availability. The...

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The role of auditing in small, private family firms : is it about quality and credibility?

Niskanen, Mervi; Karjalainen, Jukka; Niskanen, Jyrki - In: Family business review : journal of the Family Firm … 23 (2010) 3, pp. 230-245

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Audit quality and decision-making in small companies

Ojala, Hannu; Niskanen, Mervi; Collis, Jill; Pajunen, Kati - In: Managerial auditing journal 29 (2014) 9, pp. 800-817

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Auditor gender and corporate earnings management behavior in private Finnish firms

Niskanen, Jyrki; Karjalainen, Jukka; Niskanen, Mervi; … - In: Managerial auditing journal 26 (2011) 9, pp. 778-793

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Covenants and small business lending : the Finnish case

Niskanen, Jyrki; Niskanen, Mervi - In: Small business economics : an entrepreneurship journal 23 (2004) 2, pp. 137-149

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