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Quality management (QM) leads to healthier small businesses

Murphy, William H.; Leonard, Denis - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 4, pp. 1104-1119

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to the current knowledge of how and why small businesses should engage in quality management (QM) by providing insights from small business owners who are committed advocates of QM. By so doing, to encourage small business owners to see that QM is...

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Formal compensation practices in family SMEs

Michiels, Anneleen - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 1, pp. 88-104

Purpose By investigating the use of formal compensation practices in family small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the purpose of this paper is to provide important new insights in these issues for academics, as well as family business practitioners, prospective applicants and financiers of...

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Improving the external financing in independent high-tech SMEs : Does the foreign ownership matter?

Corsi, Christian; Prencipe, Antonio - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 4, pp. 689-715

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of foreign venture capital (VC)/private equity (PE) ownership and other types of foreign investors on the access to external finance, in terms of credit provision, by the independent high-tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the...

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The provision of business advice to SMEs by external accountants

Carey, Peter; Tanewski, George - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 31 (2016) 3, pp. 290-313

-sized enterprise (SME) environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate determinants of SME demand for business advice, drawing … accountants to their SME clients. In particular, the paper highlights the importance of the combined roles that the external … accountant’s competence and tenure play in the SME–accountant relationship, highlighting how these two factors can overcome …

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Understanding innovation performance measurement in SMEs

Saunila, Minna - In: Measuring Business Excellence 21 (2017) 1, pp. 1-16

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the challenges and characteristics of innovation performance measurement in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach This study is exploratory-descriptive and uses mixed-method research. Quantitative and qualitative methods for...

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How to visualize performance measures in a manufacturing SME

Larsson, Carina; Syberfeldt, Anna; Säfsten, Kristina - In: Measuring Business Excellence 21 (2017) 4, pp. 337-350

carried out at the Vara plant, a manufacturing SME with well-developed communication of performance measures. The case study …

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SME innovation and the crucial role of the entrepreneur

Masurel, E.; Montfort, K. van; Lentink, R. - VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business … - 2003

In this paper we examine the perceptions of entrepreneurs and other concerned individuals: which factors do they consider critical for success in the innovation process? From the perspective of the respondents, the entrepreneur is the most important factor in the innovation process. Internal...

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RELACIONES BANCARIAS Y SUS EFECTOS SOBRE LOS TÉRMINOS DE LA DEUDA EN LAS PYMES

Cánovas, Ginés Hernández; Solano, Pedro Martínez - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) - 2003

This paper analyses the effect of bank relationships on the interest rate and personaland real guarantees borne by a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises in theirindebtedness. The results of this paper indicate that the SMEs that work with fewer financialintermediaries obtain debt at a...

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Record keeping practices and tax compliance of SMEs

Evans, Chris; Carlon, Shirley; Massey, Darren - Australian Taxation Studies Program (ATAX), Faculty of Law - 2006

stakeholders – SME owners/managers, practitioners and ATO auditors – perceived (to varying degrees) direct relationships between … poor SME record keeping practices and adverse tax compliance outcomes. But those perceptions were not always confirmed by … should seek more objective measures of the quality of SME record keeping practice, utilising evaluations by advisers (as …

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Embedding environmental innovation in local production systems: SME strategies, networking and industrial relations: evidence on innovation drivers in industrial districts

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Zoboli, Roberto - In: International Review of Applied Economics 23 (2009) 2, pp. 169-195

Technological innovation is a key factor for achieving better environmental performances. Its role is even more relevant in local productions system, where innovation density, knowledge spillovers and externalities are concentrated in a circumscribed territory. The paper exploits new data for a...

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