Since the 1980s, public sector reforms that reflect the desire to improve the efficiency of the human service sector and improve service outcomes have effected a significant change in the delivery of human services in Australia. There is an increasing recognition that market mechanisms should...

Since the 1980s, public sector reforms that reflect the desire to improve the efficiency of the human service sector and improve service outcomes have effected a significant change in the delivery of human services in Australia. There is an increasing recognition that market mechanisms should...

It has long been recognised that government and public sector services suffer an innovation deficit compared to private or market-based services. This paper argues that this can be explained as an unintended consequence of the concerted public sector drive toward the elimination of waste through...

Using World Bank ICS data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper identifiesinnovation strategies of firms - in particular internal technology creation (make) and externaltechnology acquisition (buy)- and their effect on successful process and product innovations.It also explores the...

Magistro darbe yra suformuluotos mažų ir vidutinių įmonių finansavimo galimybės. Atlikta MVĮ finansavimo garantijų ekonominė analizė, išanalizuotos MVĮ taikomų finansavimo galimybių priemonės recesijos sąlygomis, įvertintos MVĮ verslo finansavimo galimybių teikimo sąlygos....

Magistro baigiamajame darbe išanalizuotas bei įvertintas verslo finansavimo reikšmingumas, finansavimo prieinamumą sąlygojantys veiksniai, iškeltos SVV finansavimo prieinamumo kliūtys bei pateikti pasiūlymai, kaip šias problemas spręsti. Pirmoje dalyje teoriškai pateikiama verslo,...

Este documento muestra cómo se puede utilizar la información obtenida de bases de datos a nivel individual y de encuestas, junto con indicadores macroeconómicos, para mejorar la comprensión de los obstáculos a la inversión a los que las empresas de la UE se enfrentan. Para ello, utilizamos...

Artículo de revista ; The latest SAFE results show that the activity of Spanish SMEs continued to grow in the period from October 2021 to March 2022, albeit at a slower pace than six months earlier. The rise in costs prompted a deterioration in profits for most of these firms. Access to...

Rationale: In recent years the Spanish business sector has experienced unprecedented shocks: the onset of the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and escalating commodity prices. In this setting, it is important to assess the sector’s economic and financial situation. Takeaways •Between April...

This essay examines the impact of foreign portfolio investment on the financial constraints of small firms. Utilizing a dataset of over 195,000 firm-year observations across 53 countries, I examine the impact of foreign portfolio investment on capital issuance and firm growth across countries...