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THE VULNERABILITY OF SMES IN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

Nicolae, Nicolae , ŢÂU; Raluca Ionela, Raluca Ionela … - In: Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series 5 (2014) 2, pp. 9-16

The vulnerability of small and medium enterprises is closely related to their reduced volume of activity and insufficient financial resources available to them. Therefore, these types of organizations are more likely to be the subject of the changes that occur in the market. Although there are...

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Research on the Status of SMEs of Ya'an in the Internal Control

Xiao, Qiu - In: Journal of Management and Strategy 2 (2011) 3, pp. 86-90

After visiting some SEMs and conducting a questionnaire survey of them, the author used the descriptive statistical analysis to analyse the data and found that SEMs emphasized the impacts of the external environment, the construction of the internal control system, and the control of the...

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HOW SME UNIQUENESS AFFECTS CAPITAL STRUCTURE: EVIDENCE FROM A 1994-1998 SPANISH DATA PANEL

Mira, Francisco Sogorb- - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) - 2002

The principal aim of this paper is to test how firm characteristics affect Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) capital …. Our results suggest that non?debt tax shields and profitability are both negatively related to SME leverage, while size …, growth options and asset structure influence positively on SME capital structure; they also confirm a maturity matching …

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EFFECTS OF PRODUCT INNOVATION AND ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: EVIDENCE FROM UK SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES

SIQUEIRA, ANA CRISTINA O.; COSH, ANDY D. - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 12 (2008) 02, pp. 113-137

We investigate the extent to which product innovation moderates the relationship between capabilities and competitive advantage among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using resource-based and capabilities theories, we examine capabilities as organisational routines, focusing on job rotation...

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Empirische Analyse des Offenlegungszeitpunkts von Jahresabschlüssen nach dem EHUG

Henselmann, Klaus; Kaya, Devrimi - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

disclosing financial statements for small and medium enterprises (SME) in Germany in 2007 and 2008. Comparisons of different …

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Relationship lending: empirical evidence for Germany

Schmieder, Christian; Memmel, Christoph; Stein, Ingrid - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2007

Relationship lending is a common practice in credit financing all over the world, particularly in Germany. On the basis of a comprehensive data set comprising information on firm-bank relationships for more than 16,000 observations, this study analyses the determinants of relationship lending in...

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The Role of Collateral and Personal Guarantees in Relationship Lending: Evidence from Japan's SME Loan Market

Ono, Arito; Uesugi, Iichiro - Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of … - 2008

This paper investigates the determinants of the use of collateral and personal guarantees in, Japan's SME loan market …

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MODES OF INNOVATION & UNCERTAINTIES IN THE CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRY

Varum, Celeste Amorim; Monteiro, Leonildo - Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia … - 2007

Product innovation is a subtle process, frequently leading to shifts in the competitiveness of firms. Developing products in an environment undergoing technological change is given to frequent failure, even in well-established and sophisticated organizations. In order to tackle competitiveness...

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Nouveau portrait des petites entreprises de l'Ouest du Canada: croissance et emploi

Chambers, Edward J.; Church, Wade - Western Centre for Economic Research (WCER), School of … - 2006

Le rapport examine l’effet des petites entreprises sur l’économie et sur l’emploi dans les quatre provinces de l’Ouest canadien. De plus, il constitue une mise à jour d’un précédent rapport publié en 1999.

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Revisiting Portraits of Small Business Growth and Employment in Western Canada

Chambers, Edward J.; Church, Wade - Western Centre for Economic Research (WCER), School of … - 2006

The report examines the importance of small business to the economies and employment of Canada’s four western provinces, and is an update of an earlier report, released in 1999.

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