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Financial services for SME fisheries: the case study of South Africa [PDF]
, 2011 The primary objective of the South Africa case study has been to assess the availability of and access to financial services by SMEs in the fisheries sector.
Chiwara, Charles +2 more
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Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives
George Obeng Dankwah +5 more
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PRO AND CONTRA OPINIONS REGARDING A SME ACCOUNTING STANDARD [PDF]
The IASB's proposed IFRS for SMEs opened an internationaleffervescent debate in academics and practitioners environments. In our research, weintent to collect pertinent evidence for pro and contra arguments and to investigatewhether the proposed IFRS for
Adriana Tiron Tudor, Alexandra Mutiu
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On the Frontiers of Finance: Scaling Up Investment in Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries [PDF]
, 2009 Outlines the economic, social, and environmental benefits of investing in sustainable small and medium enterprises; the lending practices of financial intermediaries; and barriers.
Belinda Richards +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Industry 5.0 has emerged to address the limitations of Industry 4.0 by emphasizing inclusive sustainability through environmentalism, human‐centricity, and resilience. However, its development faces barriers across technological, organizational, and social dimensions.
Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study systematizes the literature on eco‐innovation and economic complexity, aiming to understand how the sophistication of productive structures shapes countries' capacity to develop environmentally responsible innovations, and how eco‐innovation may, in turn, influence productive sophistication.
Gregory Matheus Pereira de Moraes +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang +3 more
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Theory and Evidence on Mergers and Acquisitions by Small and Medium Enterprises [PDF]
The theory of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has been developed almost exclusively from the study of large deals by large firms. In this paper we argue that the behaviour and success of M&As by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) may be ...
Killian J McCarthy, Utz Weitzel
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Greening the Bottom Line: Public Funding for Circular Economy Initiatives and Financial Stability
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public funding for circular economy (CE) initiatives plays a crucial role in shaping corporate financial performance, yet its effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm, this study investigates the financial impact of CE funding on private firms, using Portugal as a case study. It analyses the financial
Rui Cruz +3 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the potential influence of key components of the board of directors' architecture on ESG outcomes. Specifically, we focus on the effects of demographic components (gender and cultural diversity), structural and compositional factors (size, CEO‐Chair separation, and the presence of independent/non‐executive directors), and ...
Jorge Ochaita‐Gonzalez +3 more
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