Floating wind turbines are subjected to stochastic wind and wave loadings. Wind and wave loadings are not essentially aligned. The misalignment between wind and wave loadings affects the dynamical response of the floating wind turbines which needs to be studied. For this purpose, the nonlinear...

Abstract In this article we discuss the salient features of the classical and neoclassical theories of competition and we test their fundamental propositions using data from Greek manufacturing industries. The cross section data of 3-digit (total 91) industries of the three (pooled together)...

We decompose the variance of food industry return-on-assets into industry, firm, year and country effects. After determining significance in a nested ANOVA, we estimate the magnitude using components of variance in a large sample of corporations. As a robustness check, we estimate a multilevel...

Two surveys of Polish small firms were carried out in Gdansk and Lublin in 1999. Four studies of these surveys, 2 descriptive and 2 statistical are summarised and analysed. This reveals the structure of the small firm sector, its expectations with respect to EU accession and its short term...

Abstract In this article we discuss the salient features of the classical and neoclassical theories of competition and we test their fundamental propositions using data from Greek manufacturing industries. The cross section data of 3-digit (total 91) industries of the three (pooled together)...

Polish small firm policy stresses the importance of fast growing small firms. This paper examines the statistical work emerging from survey data of the Polish small firm sector in 1999 which tested for the optimism of this stratum with respect to immediate growth prospects and EU accession. The...

This paper investigates the determinants of Polish SME’s intentions to expand production in the context of possible economic expansion on accession to the EU. A model is developed using twenty-six explanatory variables derived from a questionnaire given to Polish SMEs in late 1999. Seven of...

We decompose the variance of food industry return-on-assets into industry, firm, year and country effects. After determining significance in a nested ANOVA, we estimate the magnitude using components of variance in a large sample of corporations. As a robustness check, we estimate a multilevel...

Polish small firm development has been impressive in the 1990s. However regional differences in macro-economic development have widened and have been accompanied by regional differences in small firm development at the micro level. The findings of a survey of the Polish small firm stratum reveal...

Employing a probit and Logit model, this paper demonstrates that small firm development, conceived of in terms of structural, behavior and performance features, is correlated with regional location in Poland. Regional GDP is also shown to be polarizing. The paper uses original data that samples...