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Small and Medium-Sized Firms, Financial Strategy and Institutions in Italy

2008
The present study explains both capital-structure and debt-maturity choices for small and medium-sized Italian firms in terms of institutional differences at the local level, taking into consideration local financial development, the effectiveness of the local enforcement system, and other firm-specific characteristics.
La Rocca Maurizio, LA ROCCA, Elvira Tiziana   +1 more
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Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Firms and Technological Innovation

Management Decision, 1978
Introduction Governments in Western Europe are showing an increasing interest in the welfare of small and medium sized manufacturing firms (SMEs) and in the generation of new technology‐based small firms. There are a number of reasons for this, two of the most important being:
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[Small and medium sized firms management]

1997
Cet ouvrage reprend les divers aspects de l'économie et de la gestion des PME : démographie d'entreprises, nature de la PME, apport des différentes disciplines de gestion à la compétitivité des petites et des moyennes entreprises. L'accent est mis sur les toutes petites entreprises, et sur la démarche entrepreneuriale, création et aides diverses.
Marchesnay, M., Fourcade, C.
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Technology Strategy in Small and Medium-Sized Firms

1990
There is a wide literature on the role small and medium-sized firms (SMFs) play in technological development. Rothwell (1988) argues that SMFs are increasingly important in the process of technological innovation. Pavitt (1988) also argues that SMFs are significant contributors to innovation.
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Firm Philanthropy in Small- and Medium-Sized Family Firms

Family Business Review, 2014
Drawing 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, De Massis, Alfredo, Chirico, Francesco   +2 more
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Management of Small and Medium Size Civil Engineering Firms

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering, 1983
The 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, 2014
This 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, 2012
Employing 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, Ciaran Mac an Bhaird, Brian M. Lucey   +2 more
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Globalization, Survival, and Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Firms

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006
In 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, 1989
Abstract 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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