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Do small firms compete with large firms? [PDF]
Despite the pervasive phenomenon of scale economies, the majority of firms have always been small firms. The emergence of small firms as a means of economic development on both sides of the Atlantic has been one of the major new topics of economic policy since the 1980s.
D.B. Audretsch, Y.M. Prince, A.R. Thurik
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Raising of bank loans by regional borrowers
In this paper we consider the process of raising bank loans by regional borrowers. We describe the key steps of the transaction, the roles of the participants and the deal schedule.
E. Y. Tarasova, A. A. Tarasov
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A mathematical model of steel sample stretching: Establishing a unified nature and mechanism of the relationship between deformation stages [PDF]
The relevance of creating a mathematical model of deformation of various steels is dictated not only by the fact that it can be used to determine their physical and mechanical data used under certain external loads, but also because the mathematical ...
Yurchenko Anatoly S. +1 more
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Arbitration in the Slovak Republic: Modern trends and legal challenges [PDF]
Arbitration in the Slovak Republic has grown steadily as the preferred commercial dispute resolution method, driven by a robust legal framework under the Arbitration Act aligned with the UNCITRAL Model Law. Despite its increasing popularity, the adoption
Hrušovský Michal, Lacko Pavel
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Aggravation of risk and failure to take precautionary measures are focal issues in non-life insurance in terms of potential partial or full release of the insurer from the duty to perform.
Olavi-Jüri Luik +2 more
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Intra-Firm Human Capital Externalities in Tunisia [PDF]
In this case-study, we use matched worker-firm Tunisian data to elicit the roles of intra-firm human capital and modern firm features in worker remunerations. We show that the estimated return to education in wage equations is not modified when replacing
Cunningham-Burley, S. +2 more
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Firm development as an integrated process: with evidence from the General Motors-Fisher Body case [PDF]
This paper argues that an adequate approach to the firm should be able to accommodate the complexities of actual firm development. The latter is conceptualized in terms of three general stages: prime movers or drivers of change, change processes, and ...
Dietrich, M., Krafft, J.
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Imperfect Competition in Firm-to-Firm Trade [PDF]
Abstract This paper studies the implications of imperfect competition in firm-to-firm trade. Exploiting data on the universe of sales relationships between Belgian firms, we document that firms’ markups increase in the average input shares among their buyers.
Dhyne, Emmanuel +2 more
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The effects of human resource practices on firm growth [PDF]
Although the connection between firm growth and labour is well documented in economics literature, only recently the link between human resources (HR) and firm growth has attracted the interest of researchers. This study aims to assess the extent, if any,
Vlachos, Ilias
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Firm Size, Firm Age, and Firm Profitability: Evidence from China
This study aims to investigate the relationship among firm size, firm age, and firm profitability in China’s stock market. We use data from all the public firms in China’s stock market from 2008 to 2018 and adopt a fixed effects model to examine these relationships.
Liu Yilun, Md. Jahidur Rahman
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