Purpose of the article: The purpose of this article is to assess the performance of small and medium-sized firms in the chemical industry in the Czech Republic using a selected group of financial indicators with the aim to analyze trends, interdependencies and this segment's specifics....

This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate...

In Europe, entrepreneurship is promoting and in SMEs are over 99%. SMEs are viewed like the “economics engine”, they are the one that are generating work places. The researches in the entrepreneurial field proved that there is a good relation between the level of the entrepreneurial activity...

For large firms, SMEs are the world from which they have come and where their future competition will arise. For individuals, SMEs are often a first job, the first step in their careers. They are also a first step towards the world of entrepreneurs. For the whole economy, SMEs are launchers of...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an option to create and exploit strategic opportunities. Prior investment in ICT infrastructure can lead to follow-up decisions to adopt new ICT services, but there is no guarantee that SMEs...