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Olson, Diane J. - 2010

United States companies are facing increased competition as business continues to grow globally. This is true for large companies and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations. To remain competitive, organizations need to improve product...

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Capital structure in new technology-based firms : evidence from the Irish software sector

Hogan, Teresa; Hutson, Elaine - 2005

Using a sample of 117 Irish software companies, we examine the capital structure of new technology-based firms. Consistent with the findings on financing for other small businesses, internal funds are the most important source of funding in new technology-based firms. However, in apparent...

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Which entrepreneurs expect to expand their businesses? Evidence from survey data in Lithuania

Aidis, Ruta; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2004

This paper presents an empirical study based on a survey of 399 small and medium size companies in Lithuania. Applying bivariate and ordered probit estimators, we investigate why some business owners intend to expand their firms, while others do not. Our main findings provide evidence that the...

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Uždarosios akcinės bendrovės „KAIMAS“ veiklos plėtros analizė orientuojantis į Europos žemės ūkio orientavimo ir garantijų fondo teikiamą paramą smulkiam ir vidutiniam verslui...

Lukošius, Saulius - 2006

scientific approaches towards SME‘s support were identified in the final paper. EAGGF requirements for SME‘s and their projects …

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Orgstruktūrinis modelis Lietuvos smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo plėtrai

Ražauskas, Darius - 2010

Number of appendixes: 3 The aim of final work is to present a model of orgstructure for Lithuanian SME development. At the …. Moreover, it is set forth the degree of evaluation of theoretical models for testing of organizational Lithuanian SME … analysis of the literary, it is definded the model of organization structure of Lithuanian SME development conditions and it is …

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What Drives Financing Decisions of SMEs? A Survey of German Bank Advisers

Goeck, Marco; Walther, Ursula - In: Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital 55 (2022) 1, pp. 67-97

This study explores companies' financing decisions from a new perspective, those of the bank advisers, who are deeply involved in the decision processes, but are nevertheless outsiders. In our survey, corporate advisers of a large German bank report their perception of clients' decisions. The...

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The impact of market uncertainty on international SME performance

Sharfaei, Shahab; Ong, Jeen Wei; Ojo, Adedapo O. - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14

mediate market uncertainty and international SMEs' performance. A foreign SME in Iran is considered a company with 99 …

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Social media adoption in smes sustainability: evidence from an emerging economy

Amoah, John; Bruce, Emmanuel; Shurong, Zhao; Egala, … - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-28

positively influence social media adoption, while social media adoption also impacts SME firms' sustainability. A negative effect …

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The impact of environmental crimes and profitability on environmental disclosure in Malaysian SME sector: The role of leverage

Adnan, Shayuti Mohamed; Alahdal, Waleed M.; Alrazi, Bakhtiar - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-20

This research investigates the intricate connections between environmental crimes, profitability, leverage, and environmental disclosure in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia from 2014 to 2019. The study adopts legitimacy theory as its theoretical lens. This study focuses on the...

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Recruiting Generation Y for the Backbone of Economy: Organizational Attractiveness of Small, Family Owned, and Rural Firms

Caprano, Johannes - In: Junior Management Science (JUMS) 4 (2019) 4, pp. 493-523

Despite their outstanding economic importance, small, family owned, and rural firms find it hard to attract talent. Upon initial contact with recruiting organizations, job seekers use any of their observable characteristics, such as size, ownership, or location to infer attributes of the...

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