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A general framework to evaluate economic efficiency with an application to British SME

Pru°ša, 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...

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“Entrepreneurs out of necessity” : a snapshot

Poschke, Markus - 2010

"Entrepreneurs out of necessity" identified by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey are a sizeable group across countries. They tend to have low education, run smaller firms, expect their firms to grow less, but are likely to stay in the market. This evidence is a challenge for existing...

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Hierarchies, the small firm effect, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Swedish microdata

Tåg, Joacim; Åstebro, Thomas; Thompson, Peter - 2013

We explore whether the tendency for smaller firms to have fewer hierarchical layers explains the well-documented inverse correlation between firm size and the rate at which employees become business owners. Our analysis is based on a Swedish matched employer-employee dataset. Conditional on firm...

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How do Age, Type, Size and Nature Determine Firms’ Entrepreneurial Orientation?

Bedi, Harpreet Singh - 2020

This study clarifies the association of entrepreneurial orientation with the diverse characteristics of a firm. Descriptive, cross sectional research design has been adopted in a survey of 457 key informants from Indian organizations. Second order CFA has been used for the measurement of the...

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Firm Dynamics by Age and Size Classes and the Choice of Size Measure

Giannoulakis, Stylianos; Sakellaris, Plutarchos - 2021

employment. Our results indicate that public policies aimed at supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) should be …

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Job creation by firms in Denmark

Ibsen, Rikke; Westergård-Nielsen, Niels C. - 2011

In this paper we will look at job creation and destruction in firms. We will answer the question if it is the large companies that create jobs, while the smaller companies are contributing much less. Or is it the young companies that create jobs? And who destroys the most jobs? In the crisis...

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The impact of the entrepreneur and firm related factors on small and medium enterprise sales growth

Avdullahi, Ajtene; Ademi, Vjosa Fejza - In: International journal of business and economic sciences … 13 (2020) 1, pp. 61-68

Purpose: In nowadays economy, the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is continually increasing as they …. The SMEs' growth depends mostly upon its internal factors like the entrepreneur related factors and firm related factors …. The main objective of this research is to explore how these internal factors influence SMEs' sales growth. Design …

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Growth dynamics of young small firms : evidence from Tunisia

Arouri, Hassan; BenYoussef, Adel; Quatraro, Francesco; … - 2018

The aim of this paper is to investigate the growth dynamics of young small firms (in contrast with larger and older incumbents) in a developing country context, using a unique and comprehensive dataset of non-agricultural Tunisian companies. Our results suggest that significant differences...

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On the Relationship between Firm Size, Resources, Age at Entry and Internationalization : The Case of Slovenian SMEs

Ruzzier, Mitja - 2017

Export marketing and international business literature support the view that firm size–a reflection of number of employees, and sales–is positively related to export intensity and is a distinguishing factor between internationalized and non-internationalized firms. According to the...

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Scope, scale and competition : the 21st century firm

Hoberg, Gerard; Phillips, Gordon M. - 2021

We provide evidence that over the past 30 years, U.S. firms have expanded their scope of operations. Increases in scope and scale were achieved largely without increasing traditional operating segments. Scope expansion significantly increases valuation and is primarily realized through...

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