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Banking marketers are becoming alert to opportunities among the small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that in the USA alone generate 40 per cent of the GNP and make $1 trillion in annual purchases. In this study, sociographic segmentation (based on a cluster analysis of purchasing determinants) of...
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Attempts to examine the roles and purposes of manufacturers' sales subsidiaries by means of a survey carried out in the UK, the USA, Canada and Japan. Suggests that, in the UK and the USA, these subsidiaries have room for improvement.
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External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …
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; those focusing on finance will be cross classified with G24 Investment Banking, venture capital, brokerage and rating …
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, location, government and culture, Canada and the USA remain strikingly different in terms of housing finance. Public policy … have led to considerably different outcomes in terms of mortgage finance instruments in the two countries. Examines some of … constraints concerning the finance of the domestic housing sector, focuses on the economics and public policy choices that have …
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External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …
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Uses comprehensive data on the geographical and industry distribution of company‐owned and franchised outlets in franchise chains to test hypotheses on the ownership fror choice in US state markets. Comfirms the importance of geographical factors, associating company ownership with...
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Examines the consumer behaviours which result when an apparel product fails and the situations of seeking, receiving, and satisfaction with redress, in relation to the consumer′s intent to repurchase a brand and to revisit a store. Results indicate a definite relationship and have direct...
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cooperatives. Design/methodology/approach Review of and descriptive analysis of current cooperative finance topics. Findings In … these needs, and this paper identifies new areas of research in cooperative finance.  …
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