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Public Policy and Small and Medium Enterprise Development [PDF]

We review the policy arguments in favour of assisting SMEs in various areas of their operations. Our review suggests that many of the arguments put forward for subsidising SME activities (as distinct from some activities of firms regardless of size) are ...
Lee, Boon-Chye, Harvie, Charles
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Supplier involvement as the link between information sharing, e-procurement and small and medium enterprises performance in South Africa

Acta Commercii
Orientation: Supplier involvement has been found to influence firm performance with information sharing and e-procurement identified as aspects that are fundamental to its efficacy.
Teboho M. Mofokeng
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Small and medium enterprises : a cross-country analysis with a new data set [PDF]

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, there has been an increased interest in the role of small and medium enterprises in job creation and economic growth.
Mylenko, Nataliya, Ardic, Oya Pinar, Saltane, Valentina   +2 more
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Maximizing Shareholder Wealth Through Strategic M&A: The Impact of Target Firm Listing Status and Acquirer Size on Sustainable Business Models in Korean SMEs

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Strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can support sustainable business models by enabling firms to adapt their capabilities and competitive positions as conditions change. This study examines how target listing status (public vs. private) and acquirer
Sung-woo Cho, Jin-young Jung
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EKONOMİK KRİZ, KOBİ’LERE YANSIMASI VE BİR ÇIKIŞ YOLU OLARAK BARTER

Sosyal Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2009
Bu çalışmada son yaşanan ekonomik krizin KOBİ’ler üzerindeki olası etkileri araştırılarak yeni bir finansman tekniği olan Barter sisteminin bu olumsuz etkilerin giderilmesindeki rolü ve faydalarının ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır.
Ender Güler, Baki Yılmaz
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An E-government initiative to support supply chain integration for small to medium size enterprises: Successes and challenges [PDF]

, 2011
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2011 ACM, Inc.The paper highlights the importance of the e-government initiative to support the supply chain integration among Small and ...
Chen, Hsin, Papazafeiropoulou, Anastasia, Wu, Chingfang, Chen, H, Papazafeiropoulou, A, Wu, C   +5 more
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Breaking the budget chains: Empowering Iraqi small- and medium-sized enterprises through Beyond Budgeting

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Background: Traditional budgeting has faced criticism, leading researchers to explore alternative management control methods such as Beyond Budgeting. Despite its potential benefits, Beyond Budgeting adoption remains limited.
Noora S. Alhalawi, Saida Dammak
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Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE

Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present different issues facing the problem of knowledge retention by construction sector companies in the UAE.
Mohammed Arif, Malik M A Khalfan, James H Barnard, Nathan A Heller   +3 more
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Small and Medium Size Enterprise Financing: A Note on Some of the Empirical Implications of a Pecking Order

, 2002
Asymmetric information models predict a 'pecking order' which reflects a combination of owner-manager preferences and external capital supply constraints whenever insiders know more about the true value of the firm's prospects than outsiders. The pecking
R. Watson, N. Wilson
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The internationalization profiles of Portuguese SMEs [PDF]

Given the (increasing) view point that firms’ internationalization strategy is the unique path to overcome the Portuguese dismissal economic growth, the present paper offers a comprehensive picture of the internationalization behavior of Portuguese SME ...
Pedro Oliveira, Aurora A.C. Teixeira
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