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China’s small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded after the COVID-19 lockdown, but economic problems linger

Following the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province in late 2019, starting in late January 2020 the Chinese government imposed draconian lockdown measures across the country to control the spread of the disease (Fang, Wang, and Yang 2020).
Zhang, Xiaobo
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CEO narcissism and its influence on innovation capabilities of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises: An empirical study in the Colombian context. [PDF]

PLoS One
Parodi Camaño TA, Vidal Durango JV, Portnoy I.   +2 more
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Building an intelligent brain platform for small and medium-sized enterprises using ChatGLM and Multi-Agent Systems. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yuan D.
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
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Relationship between job stress and burnout among Korean workers in small and medium-sized enterprises. [PDF]

Int J Occup Med Environ Health
Kim JH, Park SG, Yang SC, Kim HC, Hwang SH.   +4 more
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Using of human capital management in small and medium-sized enterprises in context of Industry 4.0. [PDF]

PLoS One
PLOS One Staff.
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
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A predictive model of the export behaviour of small and medium sized firms: an applic. [PDF]

Based on an extensive theoretical review, the aim of this paper is to carry out a closer examination of the differences between exporters according to their commitment to the international market.
María Jesús Ruiz-Fuensanta
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