Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) are at the heart of the economies of all Member States. However, their share of public contracts is often deemed insufficient. Four main ‘innovations' of the new EU public sector procurement Directive 2014/24/EU are directed at increasing the...

While many studies have examined the relationship between investment in intangibles assets and performance in large corporations, current research is lacking in regard to intangible investments in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study looks at SMEs in which intangible investments would...