Firm level empirical research on the impact of financing decisions on small business performance is scarce in the Australian context. This study adopts an instrument variable (IV) approach to analysis the impact of financing decisions, in particular, equity or debt obtained, on the performance...

In Australia, small businesses are defined by ABS as entities “employing less than 20 employees” (ABS 2008). In 2006 2007, 99% of businesses were considered as small businesses. Even though referred to as the “engine room of the Australia economy”, the small businesses are...

We develop a comprehensive performance determination framework for small businesses; provide a broad overview of recent firm-level research on firm performance; classify the performance determinants into three categories: (1) immediate factors, i.e. production, operation, marketing, R&D, and...

Small corporations are the engine room whilst the forgotten corner of the Australian economy. Regulatory burdens are hampering the small corporations from performing to their optimal, which consequently impairs the economic growth of the nation. For policy decision makers, quantifying the...

The annually increasing firm churn has significant financial, legal and social impacts on productivity, employment and economic growth in Australia. However, evidence of the impacts of firm churn is sparse. This paper undertakes a first-ever study that empirically investigates the determinants...

This paper compares the promotional practices and perceptions between two countries of disparate cultural backgrounds, namely Australia and Hong Kong. The paper argues that the preference for a particular promotional tool is influenced by the degree of cultural orientation as measured by...

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether strategic promotion management approach is relevant to the small independent retailers. To address this question, we contrasted the promotion approaches of 397 small independent stores and 115 large retailers. The data were collected from clothing...