Using data from US labour market areas, we quantify empirical associations between entry by small firms and a vector of economic performance measures encompassing levels, volatilities and growth rates of several income and employment variables. Distinct and robust associations are found for net...

Using data from US labour market areas, we quantify empirical associations between entry by small firms and a vector of economic performance measures encompassing levels, volatilities and growth rates of several income and employment variables. Distinct and robust associations are found for net...

This paper provides an empirical examination of the regional banking structures in China and their effects on entrepreneurial activity. Using a panel of 27 provinces and four directly controlled municipalities from 1997 through 2008, we find that the presence of large banking institutions...

This study extends previous research that suggests owner-manager agency costs are higher when an outsider manages the firm and lower when the firm is monitored by banks, by determining whether banks price agency costs, particularly owner-manager agency conflicts, in the firms to which they...

Researchers have completed a few studies to determine if performance differences exist between venture capital-backed firms and nonventure-backed firms.This research attempts to extend this research through further exploration of the following three areas:1) small businesses that performed an...

In this article we test the value proposition hypothesis of supply chain management (SCM) by examining survey results of 570 US managers. First, we find that large firms use SCM initiatives significantly more than small firms. Second, in univariate and multivariate tests, we find that SCM leads...