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The role played by knowledge intensive business services in knowledge economy: New faces and challenges

Ferreira, João J.; Fernandes, Cristina I. - In: The International Journal of Management Science and … (2011) 2-(Oct-Dec), pp. 55-80

organizations. This study aims to evidence the role played by knowledge intensive businesses services (KIBS) today and to highlight … development is not a simple process, and to recognize the specific characteristics of KIBS and linking them within a specific …

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Entrepreneurship in an open national innovation system (ONIS): A proposal for Mexico

Corona-Treviño, Leonel - In: Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 5 (2016) 22, pp. 1-13

In the context of globalization, international processes do affect the national innovation system (NIS), increasing the … use of scientific, technological, and innovation-internal and external-capabilities. The point of departure is the concept … of innovation, which was developed for the industrial revolution where products and technological processes are …

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The Spatial Pattern of KIBS and their Relations with the Territorial Development in Romania

Bujdosó, Zoltán; Pénzes, János; Dávid, Lóránt; … - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 18 (2016) 41, pp. 73-88

that KIBS not only perform innovation activities in the service of the manufacturing sector, but they are also bridges of …The development of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) in recent decades can be interpreted as one of the … knowledge or innovation bridges, connecting the manufacturing sector, science and customers. The research questions were …

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A Survey of Working Capital Policy among Small Manufacturing Firms

Burns, Richard; Walker, Joe - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 1 (1991) 1, pp. 61-74

This study reports results of a nationwide survey on overall working capital policy of small manufacturing firms. The survey instrument used was a modified version of the 1980 Smith and Sell study [18] on large firms. A detailed 36-question form queried firms on their overall working capital...

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Agency Theory and Its Application to Small Firms: Evidence from the Swedish Venture Capital Market

Landstrom, Hans - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 2 (1993) 3, pp. 203-218

The research in small firms financing is characterized by a lack of a theoretical framework. One basic assumption in this study is that agency theory can provide an essential framework to explain the interaction between informal and formal venture capitalists and their portfolio firms. Five...

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Small Firms and Superfund: Assessing the Impact

Sohl, Jeffrey E.; Wetzel, William E. - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 3 (1994) 2, pp. 141-157

While all firms experience varying degrees of difficulty in complying with environmental regulations, small firms have their own set of special problems in dealing with environmental compliance. The lack of legal and engineering staffs, the management structure, and a high cost per unit of...

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The Provision of Finance to Small Businesses: Does the Banking Relationship Constrain Performance

Ennew, Christine T.; Binks, Martin R. - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 4 (1995) 1, pp. 57-73

The beneficial economic effects of entrepreneurial activity can only be realised if such activity is relatively unconstrained in both product and factor markets, finance has been widely identified as a potential constraint on entrepreneurial activity due to either debt or equity gaps. However,...

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An Empirical Investigation into the Size of Small Businesses

Osteryoung, Jerome S.; Pace, R. Daniel; Constand, Richard L. - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 4 (1995) 1, pp. 75-86

A fundamental understanding of small businesses begins with an adequate definition of what constitutes a small business. Often the definition of a small business incorporates the definitions employed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) which, in part, uses the number of employees as the...

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Small Firm Lending Contracts: Do Banks Differentiate between Firms?

Cowling, Marc; Sugden, Roger - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 4 (1995) 1, pp. 87-98

This paper examines the role of interest rates and securities within the context of the small firm - bank lending relationship and questions whether banks alter their lending conditions on the basis of specific firm characteristics and the nature of the borrowing undertaken. The results suggest...

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A Survey of Leasing in Small Firms

Bathala, Chenchuramaiah T.; Mukherjee, Tarun K. - In: Journal of Small Business Finance 4 (1995) 2/3, pp. 113-127

This paper reports survey results regarding leasing practices of small firms. Small firms that lease are more likely to be relatively large manufacturing firms which exhibit higher debt ratios and higher sales growth. The survey responses as well as empirical analyses of pertinent data reveal...

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