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Firm Size Distribution and the Effects of Ownership Type [PDF]
Size distribution is generally accepted as an important characteristic of business structure, one which impacts on competitiveness, with firm size often regarded as the key determinant of entrepreneurial innovativeness.
Marek Csabay, Beata Stehlikova
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A Schumpeterian Model of Duopolistic Competition
Aim. This paper models the dynamics of technological change through the competitive interaction of two firms. The duopolists strive to outperform each other by exploiting the two fundamental Schumpeterian forces of economic development: innovation and ...
Guido Giacomo Preparata +1 more
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International small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) encounter several problems, including how to manage the industry forces in order to achieve their performance goals.
Shahab Sharfaei +2 more
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The role of cooperative and MSMEs in economic growth are very important. In 1998, Indonesia experienced economic crisis, the cooperative business units and MSMEs were relatively stable and able to survive compared to the large companies.
Endah Robiatul Adawiyah
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Sheep are gregarious animals that can form close inter-individual relationships. Social bonds are affected by environmental and within-animal factors, but there is limited understanding of individual factors that influence social relationships, in part ...
Hamideh Keshavarzi +7 more
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A coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete particle method numerical model is developed to provide a systematic analysis of buoyant convective particle-laden air flow and heat losses from a solar cavity receiver with free-falling particles.
Sahan Trushad Wickramasooriya Kuruneru +3 more
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Megakaryocytes (MK) generate platelets. Recently, we and others, have reported MK also regulate hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). Here we show high ploidy large cytoplasmic megakaryocytes (LCM) are critical negative regulators of HSC and critical for ...
Shen Y. Heazlewood +21 more
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The leather value chain starts with livestock, the key source of hides and skins, and the main raw materials for the industry. Despite having the second-largest livestock population in Africa, Tanzania is only the 11th largest exporter of leather on the ...
Cecilia Rolence China +4 more
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The red meat supply chain is a complex network transferring product from producers to consumers in a safe and secure way. There can be times when fragmentation can arise within the supply chain, which could be exploited. This risk needs reduction so that
Robert S. Barlow +7 more
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Madness of the crowd: Understanding mass behaviors through a multidisciplinary lens
Mass or crowd behaviors refer to those that occur at a group level and suggest that crowds behave differently to individuals. Mass behaviors are typically triggered by a significant societal event. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has provided many tangible
Emily Brindal +3 more
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