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ADB–OECD Study on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Recent Crises [PDF]
, 2014 During the era of global financial uncertainty, stable access to appropriate funding sources has been much harder for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Asian Development Bank +1 more
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Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation through SME Cluster Development in Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2015 SME Cluster Development could be an emerging force of entrepreneurship development, employment generation and poverty alleviation for any least developed country like Bangladesh.
ABDIN, Md. Joynal, BEGUM, Arfin Ara
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas +3 more
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Colombia's small and medium-size exporters and their support systems [PDF]
The authors evaluate the role of dynamic small and medium-size manufacturing enterprises and entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Colombia's development. They also evaluate SME policy in Colombia, especially as it affects the country's export potential.
Berry, Albert, Escandon, Jose
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel +6 more
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Determinants of small and medium sized fast growing enterprises in central and eastern Europe: a panel data analysis [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to explore the main determinants of growth in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in central and eastern Europe.
Miroslav Mateev, Yanko Anastasov
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzed Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technology applications in agribusiness and the role of strategic stakeholders, engagement methods, and other critical aspects data sharing, confidentiality, integrity, decision‐making, and sector‐specific requirements in promoting circularity.
Simone Sehnem +3 more
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The investment in job training : why are SMEs lagging so much behind? [PDF]
This paper analyzes the link between firm size and the investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing countries, we show that a strong and positive correlation in the investment in job training and firm ...
Almeida, Rita K., Aterido, Reyes
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The Use of Hosted Enterprise Applications by SMEs: A User Perspective [PDF]
, 2005 This paper seeks to deepen our understanding of the engagement of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in hosted enterprise applications (high complexity e-business applications) in the UK by investigating the relevance of organisational and ...
Brown, DH, Kaewkitipong, L, Lockett, NJ
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
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