Objective: The objective of this article is to identify the impact of market orientation on company competitiveness of internationalized medium and large enterprises present in Central Eastern Europe and/or Western Europe in the period of economic growth. Research Design & Methods: Quantitative...

This paper examines the results of a case study analysis carried out on five small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the furnishing sector of an Italian province. The aim of the study was to analyze which kind of strategies SMEs are adopting in order to face the economic crisis...

This study sets out to review in detail the available information on SMEs crisis management. Despite SMEs' crucial role in the economy, relatively little research has been carried out on the effects of the economic crisis on SMEs and how they can cope with a crisis. This work will generate fresh...

We analyze the effect of supermarket entry on the exit of small stores in the food retailing sector in Montevideo between 1998 and 2007. By using detailed geographical information about supermarkets and smaller stores we are able to identify the link between entrants and the exit of nearby small...

The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by inventors and small firms with a remarkably high response...

Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing categories of firms in the world, but they are greatly understudied in countries from the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) [Zapalska et al., 2005]. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between business success predictors...