Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economic development of the country. There has been a debate going on regarding the common thresholds in the definition of SMEs. Consensus has not reached yet. The common variables found across the world as regards to the ...
Compared to non-FFs, FFs underperform when they are small and young, or large and mature, with no substantial differences seen in other types of firms. By referring to the Socioemotional Wealth theory, we find that the founder effect, which differs over a firm’s life, is behind a good ...
However, overall SMEs secure 42% of the value and 64% of the number of contracts above the thresholds fixed by the EU directives on public procurement. (2005 data) The directives cover roughly 16% of the EU public procurement market. It is interesting to note that medium sized companies ...
such as a taxi driver or an online game designer; to a microenterprise with one to nine employees, like a laundry or a dental practice; to a small enterprise with up to 50 employees, such as a bakery or local auto repair chain; to a medium-size furniture manufacturing ...
This paper investigates the real effect of short-term financial constraints on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under the working capital channel, cash credit constraints force entrepreneurs to forgo investment opportunities in order to finance their working capital needs. Building on survey ...
This study is supported by Shell Foundation and Citi Foundation Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in MENA: Leveraging Growth Finance for Sustainable Development Khalid Al-Yahya, PhD1 Jennifer Airey Citi Foundation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 2 1. INTRODUCTION... 3 2. CONTEXT — THE GROWING IM...
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Knowledge management 1. Introduction In Taiwan, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exert a strong influence and constitute approximately 97.63% of all enterprises and make up 77.12% of the Island's overall employment. In the face of the volatili...
Social media often gets treated like it's the Wild West and anything goes, but in reality, it demands the same discipline and strategic thinking as any other medium—even more so, since the con- versation is so direct, personal and immediate. And therein lies the beauty of marketing via ...
(2003). Profitability of small-and medium-sized enterprises in high-tech industries: The case of the biotechnology industry. Strategic Management Journal, 24(9), 881–887. Article Google Scholar Robb, A., & Watson, J. (2010). Comparing the performance of female-and male-controlled SMEs: ...
This study examines how rural conditions affect the establishment and performance of new circular economy (CE) companies—those that reduce, reuse, re