In many low- and middle-income countries most micro and small enterprises (MSEs) struggle to upgrade into medium-sized and large enterprises. An extensive literature offers manifold explanations for the phenomenon but no conclusive answer on what the most important factors for MSE upgrading are:...

Spanish Abstract: A partir de la privatización de Altos Hornos de México S.A. (AHMSA) en 1991, se han efectuado dosificados, pero constantes reajustes en la zona conurbada de Monclova, Coahuila. El desempleo y/o subempleo representan una amenaza para los egresados y futuros egresados de...

In the conditions of constant market changes, fast development and spread of technology, multiply competition and „over night” product superannuation, successful companies became those who create new knowledge, spread it out trough the entire company and implement it rapidly in the new...

Wir untersuchen das Ausscheiden von Vorstandsmitgliedern, insbesondere hinsichtlich verschiedener Arten von weiteren Vorstands- und Aufsichtsratsmandaten der Aufsichtsratsmitglieder. Es werden alle Vorstandsmitglieder der größten deutschen Aktiengesellschaften im Zeitraum 1996 bis 2008...

English Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a review of the concepts of the entrepreneur and businessman, with the intention of arriving at a definition for each one, considering that they are different concepts, sometimes used as synonymous. For this end, a literature search was...

Fuehren Kombinationen von bestimmten Organisationspraktiken zu überproportionalen Ertragssteigerungen, wie in der Literatur vielfach behauptet? Lassen sich komplementaere Beziehungen zwischen solchen Praktiken entdecken? Sind die bisher verwandten empirischen Vorgehensweisen zur Beantwortung...

W dobie rosnacego bezrobocia i ogolnoswiatowego kryzysu gospodarczego nowe miejsca pracy dla absolwentow szkol wyzszych i specjalistow sa niezwykle istotne. Rowniez inwestycje zagraniczne niosace ze soba mozliwosci dynamicznego rozwoju gospodarki panstwa nie pozostaja bez znaczenia. W...

Small-scale entrepreneurs are ubiquitous in emerging market economies, yet very few graduate to become larger businesses. We ask whether such entrepreneurs even aspire to grow, and if so, on which dimensions of the business? What factors influence these aspirations, how realistic are they, and...

Business practices and performance vary widely across businesses within the same sector. A key outstanding question is why profitable practices do not readily diffuse. We conduct a field experiment among urban retailers in Indonesia to study whether alleviating informational and behavioral...