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Determinants of environmental management systems (EMSs) of manufacturing small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka
Weerasiri, Sudath; ZHENGANG, ZHANG; DISSANAYAKE, RAVINDRA - In: Perspectives of Innovation in Economics and Business (PIEB) 10 (2012) 1, pp. 35-50
environmental management systems (EMSs) of manufacturing SMEs in Sri Lanka. Out of twelve factors, management commitment … SMEs. It is necessary for the government to provide active support in the aspects including mandatory policy, encouraging …
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The role of SMEs in sustainable regional development and local business integration : the case of Lublin region (Poland)
Arent, Anna; Bojar, Matylda; Duarte, Nelson; Diniz, … - 2015
This paper analyses the role of SMEs in regional development, focusing the particular case of This paper analyses the … role of SMEs in regional development, focusing the particular case of Lublin Region in Poland. By using a questionnaire … questionnaires. At the end 314 questionnaires answered by managers from SMEs operating the in region of Lublin, acting the in the …
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Synergy in environmental compliance, innovation and export on SMEs' growth
Nguyen-Van Phu; Tiet Tuyen; Quoc, Tran-Nam - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014467133
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Industrial and innovation policy as drivers of change
Bailey, David; De Propris, Lisa; Janger, Jürgen - 2015
The Europe's 2020 Strategy clearly outlines the ambition for EU member states to pursue a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: this means designing a the strategy that aims at achieving a socio-ecological transition by fostering economic growth as well as social development (e.g. with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410766
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The experience of support of innovative start-ups in Poland, Slovenia and Czechia: Lessons for Ukraine
Kurchenko, Olena - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 16 (2016) 4, pp. 775-785
The article is devoted to the problems of development small innovative enterprises - start-ups. The most successful experience of the creation and development of start-up companies in Poland, Slovenia and Czechia, including the programs of their support are investigated. It was concluded on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011849461
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SME policy and firms' productivity in Latin America
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Maffioli, Alessandro; Stucchi, Rodolfo - 2009
Very little is known about the effectiveness of SME policies, and a careful look at the structure, mechanisms and incentives provided by these policies suggest caution in their implementation and, most importantly, the need to carefully and closely monitor their results. This paper relies on the...
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The causal effects of R&D grants: Evidence from a regression discontinuity
Santoleri, Pietro; Mina, Andrea; Di Minin, Alberto; … - 2020
Direct public support for business R&D is a well-established remedy to market failures, yet empirical evidence on its effectiveness yields conflicting results. The paper investigates the impact of the first European public R&D grant program targeting small and medium enterprises (i.e. the SME...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389334
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Ageing entrepreneurs and business transfer challenges in Croatia
Mezulić Juric, Petra; Alpeza, Mirela; Oberman Peterka, … - In: Naše gospodarstvo / Our Economy 66 (2020) 1, pp. 13-22
Business transfer as a research topic awakened the interest of researchers in the past few decades. Business transfer is defined as a change of ownership of any firm to another person or legal entity assuring the continuous existence and commercial activity of the enterprise, and it encompasses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014520708
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Industrial and innovation policy as drivers of change
Bailey, David; De Propris, Lisa; Janger, Jürgen - 2015
The Europe's 2020 Strategy clearly outlines the ambition for EU member states to pursue a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: this means designing a the strategy that aims at achieving a socio-ecological transition by fostering economic growth as well as social development (e.g. with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336629
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Impact of selected characteristics of SMEs on the capital structure
Belás, Jaroslav; Gavurova, Beata; Tóth, Peter - In: Journal of business economics and management 19 (2018) 4, pp. 592-608
The optimal capital structure is a key precondition for business, even though defining the optimal capital structure is difficult. The available studies present many different and mutually contradictory factors that need to be taken into account in the strategic financial decisions of managers....
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