The small business sector makes substantial contributions to overall US economic growth and dynamism. That dynamism is driven by the people who start businesses and grow them, including women who now comprise 36 percent of business owners, up from just 4.6 percent in 1972, and the business...

The contributions of the small businesses sector to the U.S. economy are often noted in periods of economic growth, and the fragility of the sector is a core focus of policy in an economic downturn. The sector is important not only because of its contributions to job growth, real economic...

We investigate how suppliers adjust their innovation activities when a customer is revealed involved in corporate fraud. We find that suppliers reduce R&D expenses after financial misconduct of the customer become known and generate fewer patents in comparison to a control group of firms that...