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Investment in job training : why are SMES lagging so much behind ? [PDF]
This paper analyzes the link between firm size and investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing countries, the analysis shows that a strong and positive correlation in investment in job training and firm
Almeida, Rita K., Aterido, Reyes
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
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Seasoned Equity Offerings by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [PDF]
Most of the analyses of small firms’ decision to seek outside equity financing and the conditions thereof have concerned private firms. Knowledge of the risk and return of entrepreneurial ventures for outside investors is consequently limited. This paper
Cécile Carpentier +2 more
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Regional development problems of small and medium-sized enterprises in Latvia [PDF]
, 2007 Despite the achievements attained in recent years in the economic development of Latvia, until now Latvia’s regions demonstrate uneven development, which negatively impacts the development of small business.
Lace, Natalja, Sundukova, Zoja
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AI in chemical engineering: From promise to practice
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) in chemical engineering has moved from promise to practice: physics‐aware (gray‐box) models are gaining traction, reinforcement learning complements model predictive control (MPC), and generative AI powers documentation, digitization, and safety workflows.
Jia Wei Chew +4 more
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El cuadro de mando integral y los sistemas normativos de gestión. análisis para la pyme chilena
Ingenieria Industrial, 2007 El presente artículo entrega una descripción de los factores contingentes que generalmente ayudan a dar vida a la PYME nacional. Posteriormente se describen algunos elementos comunes que caracterizan la configuración y funcionamiento de estas ...
Nelson Saldias Seguel +1 more
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Islamic Bank, and Religiosity [PDF]
This paper attempts to examine the role played by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in absorbing workforce in North Sumatra. This paper argues that the SME sector succeeded facing the impact of the economic crisis in 1998, 2008, and the European ...
Batubara, Chuzaimah +3 more
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The Interoperability Challenge in DFT Workflows Across Implementations
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Interoperability and cross‐validation remain major challenges in the computational materials science. In this work, we introduce a common input/output standard that enables internal translation across multiple workflow managers—AiiDA, PerQueue, Pipeline Pilot, and SimStack—while producing results in a unified schema.
Simon K. Steensen +13 more
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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and their cost of capital
, 2010 Existing finance literature is inadequate with respect to its coverage of the capital structure of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This lack of coverage means that SMEs are provided with little or no guidance for optimising their cost of ...
Kodwani, Devendra +2 more
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.This article outlines how artificial intelligence could reshape the design of next‐generation transistors as traditional scaling reaches its limits. It discusses emerging roles of machine learning across materials selection, device modeling, and fabrication processes, and highlights hierarchical reinforcement learning as a promising framework for ...
Shoubhanik Nath +4 more
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