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Firm Philanthropy in Small- and Medium-Sized Family Firms
Family Business Review, 2014Drawing on stewardship theory and arguments in relation to social and reputational capital, this study investigates how family involvement affects engagement in firm philanthropy in small- and medium-sized family firms. Specifically, we argue that family involvement in ownership positively influences firm philanthropy while its interaction with family
Campopiano, Giovanna +2 more
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Management of Small and Medium Size Civil Engineering Firms
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering, 1983The results of a 1981 research project are presented that indicate that the average chief executive officer's level of Business Administration education has no significant relationship to the size or profitability of the Civil Engineering firm he manages. The most significant management problem areas as perceived by these managers is presented.
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Internationalization and longevity of small- and medium-sized software firms
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2014This study empirically analyzes the relationship between the internationalization of small- and medium-sized software firms (SMSFs) and their longevity. Analysis on data from US-based SMSFs shows that even though the size of internationalization does not affect longevity, the volatility of internationalization positively influences the longevity of ...
Vedavinayagam Ganesan, Massood Samii
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Culture and Capital Structure in Small and Medium Sized Firms
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012Employing 90,000 firm-level observations from 13 countries over a seven year period, and controlling for an extensive set of firm-level characteristics, industry effects and country-level institutional variables, we provide a conceptual framework and empirical analysis of how culture influences capital structure in SMEs. We document hitherto unreported
Colm Kearney +2 more
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Globalization, Survival, and Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Firms
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006In this paper we analyze the relationship between survival, employment growth and firm size in Chile, an economy that has reduced largely its trade barriers in the last three decades. We are particularly interested in analyzing whether small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced negative effects on their survival probability and ...
Roberto Alvarez, Sebastian Vergara
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Developing competitive advantage in small and medium-size firms
Long Range Planning, 1989Abstract The development of competitive advantage is one of the main components of strategic behaviour. As a consequence of the growing interest in business strategies, the bases and deployment of competitive advantages are currently an important part of the study of strategic theory.
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Human Resource Management within small and medium-sized firms [PDF]
, 2002 Human resources are recognised as one of the main sources of economic growth. The management of these resources (HRM) is therefore an important issue. However, while roughly half of all employees are employed in small and medium-sized enterprises, scientific studies on HRM are to a large extent limited to large enterprises. This thesis is an attempt to
Jan de Kok, Roy Thurik
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Resources Small and Medium Sized Entrepreneurial Firms and Their Recruitment
2013There are many resources that entrepreneurs use in the performance of their business. Some materijanog some intangible character. Some of imlementirani business are more and some less. The entrepreneur needs to know valuable resources for your business, only to be obtained in a timely manner and skillfully used.
Kalac, Becir +5 more
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[Small and medium sized firms management specificity]
1997La petite entreprise est analysée sous l'angle de son système de gestion. Le rôle et la nature de l'entrepreneur sont mis en évidence et il apparaît aussi que l'environnement local est typé en réseau tutélaire, partenarial et expertal. Les rationalités multiples des décideurs sont ainsi mises en évidence.
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[Local development policy and small and medium sized firms]
1997Cette communication aborde le problème de la territorialisation, autour de la petite entreprise. Celle-ci développe un espace de transaction territorial, qui s'inscrit dans sa stratégie. En face, les acteurs territoriaux développent un système stratégique, avec sa rationalité propre.
Marchesnay, M., Fourcade, C.
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