It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms - so-called Gazelles - that are...

In this paper we trying to discover the balance sheet ratios that enable us to predict which firms are better candidates for a high-growth path. Following the intuition behind the credit scoring model (i.e., Z-score model), we consider the idea that the balance sheet in the period preceding the...

It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta-analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms -- so-called Gazelles -- that are...

It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms - so-called Gazelles - that are...

Ugandan micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) still perform poorly. The paper utilizes data collected in Uganda in March and April 2003 to analyze the business constraints faced by these MSEs. Using a stratified random sampling, a sample of 265 MSEs were interviewed. The study focuses on the 105...

The objective of the present study is to investigate the importance of SMEs being an important source of providing employment opportunities. Primary data collected from a survey of 826 small industrial units is being utilized to empirically test the important determinants of firm growth....