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In recent decades the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has increased significantly, especially in manufacturing industries. Yet in contrast to large, multinational corporations, not much is known about the international activities of SMEs. Data on East German...
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There exists a growing body of literature which looks at export decisions made by firms. Most studies focus on developed countries and do not explore whether different behavioral patterns prevail over the firm size distribution. This paper aims at filling this gap in the literature by analyzing...
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engine toward sustained growth. This paper argues that certain industries-in particular, the small and medium enterprise (SME … issues such as innovation, R&D, and strategic clustering may influence the SME sector, and outlines both internal as well as …
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The aim of the paper is to analize the EFQM model self-assessment process in an small and medium sized enterprise (SME …
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, data seem to confirm that there are no significant differences between family and non family owned SME to what their …
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Using new data originating from a recently conducted survey, this paper examines the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in private equity and debt markets in Finland. We find that the three most important sources of funds are the principal owner’s equity, trade credit...
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to finance SMEs, all of the government institutions providing SME funding in Finland and the objectives and tasks … every third SME has applied for and received at least one type of government funding. Our econometric results suggest that …
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manufacturing SMEs. By focussing on self-reported innovation the study achieves a wider coverage of the effects of SME innovation …. Combining these two results and comparing the outlays on SME innovation policy with the estimated effects suggests that policy … was efficient as well as effective. There is evidence that SME tax credits were expensive compared with earlier support …
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como SME SF, por sus siglas en inglés— permite a los bancos reducir los requerimientos regulatorios de capital por dar … forma de nuevos préstamos. El presente trabajo muestra que el SME SF contribuyó a aliviar las restricciones de crédito de … las empresas medianas que eran elegibles para la aplicación del SME SF, pero no así de las pequeñas y microempresas. Estos …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate a limited empirical study into the field of sustainable leadership (SL) and customer satisfaction. Hence, the quantitative effects and relationships between SL and customer satisfaction were examined based on empirical analysis and evidence...
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