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Wo liegt der Kern des deutschen Mittelstands?
Arentz, Oliver; Münstermann, Leonard - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 9, pp. 622-628
than the current SME definition. …
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Zum Aneignungsverhalten innovationsaktiver kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen
Thomä, Jörg - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 9, pp. 629-635
particularities on the appropriability of SME innovations are discussed. In this way, the paper contributes to the ongoing debate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418814
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Strukturentwicklungen im Handwerk
Müller, Klaus - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 9, pp. 636-642
Das Handwerk ist ein wichtiger Sektor der deutschen Volkswirtschaft. Die Erscheinungsformen handwerklicher Betriebe haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren aber entscheidend verändert. Während früher die mittleren Größenklassen dominierten, haben heute die Ränder an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dies...
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SMEs in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry and Globalization: Meeting the Development Challenges
Aldaba, Rafaelita M. - 2008
Philippine government has put in place a number of policies and programs designed specifically to boost SME productivity and … Filipino SMEs. This paper reviews existing government SME policies as well as recent developments in the manufacturing sector … government office that would coordinate SME policies and programs to support the integration of SMEs in the global production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421105
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Integrating SMEs into the East Asian Region: Philippines
Medalla, Erlinda M.; Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; del Prado, Fatima - 2010
The paper aims to examine the characteristics and factors that constrain the growth of SMEs that are operating within and outside production networks. Based on a survey of 101 firms, the analysis shows that SMEs are not homogeneous. While they share certain characteristics such as age, Filipino...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421196
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Use of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) by the Department of Agriculture
Israel, Danilo C. - 2012
The Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) is an ongoing loan and grant program in the Philippines for agriculture and fisheries. From the start of its actual implementation in 2000 up to the present, it has been plagued by numerous problems which significantly derailed the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421237
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A general framework to evaluate economic efficiency with an application to British SME
Průša, Jan - 2009
This article formalises the idea of money-metric production frontiers, which we propose as a general framework for nonparametric evaluation of economic efficiency. As we show in our methodological discussion, this improves the flexibility and economic interpretation of our model. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322175
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The most efficient Czech SME sectors: An application of robust data envelopment analysis
Průša, Jan - 2009
efficiency lies between 50 to 70 per cent of the best sectors. We conclude that only a minor proportion of Czech SME concentrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322276
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The factors of growth of small family businesses: A robust estimation of the behavioral consistency in the panel data models
Benáček, Vladimír; Michalíková, Eva - 2011
The paper quantifies the role of factors associated with the growth (or decline) of micro and small businesses in European economies. The growth is related to employment and value added in enterprises as well as to ten institutional variables. We test the data for consistency of behavioural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322319
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Productivity of Czech small and medium entreprises: Lagging behind their potential
Průša, Jan - 2008
production process. Our results demonstrate that Czech SME depend in their functioning more on labour than on capital. The impact … a simple test for time effect shows that between 2003 and 2005 Czech SME moved towards higher efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322326