The ability to internationalize has become a competitive necessity for many firms, and one important for survival and growth in the era of globalization. At the same time, digitalization is transforming the locus of entrepreneurial opportunities and entrepreneurial practices, thus offering new...

We investigate the replenishment of 102 asset-backed securities (ABS) backed by more than 1.7 million small- and medium-sized enterprise loans. Based on our extensive data set from 2012 to 2017 obtained from the first and only central loan-level repository for ABS in Europe, we reveal that loans...

We examine heterogeneous productivity effects of hiring top workers on small and medium-sized enterprises, using longitudinal employer-employee data. We find the productivity effect to be stronger for firms with higher absorptive capacity in terms of having a well-educated workforce, being in a...

The key objective of the current study is to examine the effect of enterprise resource planning and entrepreneurial orientation on organizational performance. In addition to that, the study also examines the mediating role of organizational excellence in the relationship between enterprise...

Indonesia's online food delivery sector is expected to grow by 11.5% annually from 2020 to 2024. Food delivery also opened opportunities for small F&B business owners to sell products. However with the entrance of more vendors, ensuring food safety remains a challenge. This policy paper analyzes...

Private firm financing, given the far-reaching importance of non-publicly traded companies for global output and employment, is still a relatively underexplored area. Since the seminal work of Petersen and Rajan (1994), only a small branch of research into private firms' cost of debt has been...

While tax corruption is widespread in many countries with inferior business environments, it is unclear how the characteristics of taxpayers influence their tax behaviour. This study investigates the impact of manager expertise on firms' tax corruption in a transition economy. Using a...