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The influence of family ownership on SME performance: evidence from public firms in Taiwan

Chu, Wenyi - In: Small Business Economics 33 (2009) 3, pp. 353-373

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Evaluation of credit guarantee policy using propensity score matching

Oh, Inha; Lee, Jeong-Dong; Heshmati, Almas; Choi, Gyoung-Gyu - In: Small Business Economics 33 (2009) 3, pp. 335-351

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Innovation Promotes Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Lejpras, Anna - In: Weekly Report 6 (2010) 13, pp. 97-104

In recent decades the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has increased significantly, especially in manufacturing industries. Yet in contrast to large, multinational corporations, not much is known about the international activities of SMEs. Data on East German...

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SMEs Financing: the Extent of Need and the Responses of Different Credit Structures

BĂDULESCU, Daniel - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 7(548) (2010) 7(548), pp. 25-36

, large or small, are analyzed to identify the availability for SME financing. Finally, it is recognized the importance of a …

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Credit guarantees and SME efficiency

Garcia-Tabuenca, Antonio; Crespo-Espert, Jose - In: Small Business Economics 35 (2010) 1, pp. 113-128

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CREATING INDEPENDENT ADVOCATES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITHIN GOVERNMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER MODEL

SCHAPER, MICHAEL T. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 16 (2008) 03, pp. 299-309

This paper provides a critical overview of a recent attempt to create an independent statutory "voice" for small enterprises within the formal government bureaucracy in one Australian jurisdiction. It discusses the creation and eighteen months of activity of the Small Business Commissioner of...

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Entrepreneurship, Development, and the Spatial Context Retrospect and Prospect

Nijkamp, Peter - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

Entrepreneurship has been a topical issue in the business administration literature, but in the past decade a wave of interest can be observed on the role of entrepreneurship in the economic growth literature. This paper aims to highlight the various contributions to the entrepreneurship...

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The current state of accounting harmonization: impediments to and benefits from harmonization

VANSTEEGER, V. - Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde, Universiteit Gent - 2005

Although the EU has made progress towards harmonization of accounting law, this cannot hide the fact that the … harmonization of the financial accounting information across Europe, through the accounting directives did not reach the intended … listed companies. To this day, numerous studies have focused on harmonization and convergence of financial accounting …

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PRACTICES OF STRATEGIC FORESIGHT IN BIOTECH COMPANIES

MIETZNER, DANA; REGER, GUIDO - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 13 (2009) 02, pp. 273-294

This paper deals with the practice and requirements of strategic foresight in biotechnology firms. Processes and the degree of method application of strategic foresight are less investigated in small- and medium-sized enterprises. Based on case study research of 30 biotechnology companies in...

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The role of banking and financial policies in promoting micro, small, and medium enterprises

Cizkowicz, Piotr; Rybinski, Krzysztof - In: Journal of Financial Transformation 24 (2008), pp. 183-191

The results of empirical research confirm that a well-functioning and developed financial sector fosters economic growth. Additionally, financial deepening has a significantly larger impact on the poorest parts of societies, thus playing a critical role in reducing income inequality and poverty....

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