Small Business Economics

1992 - 2025

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Firm Leadership and Innovative Performance: Evidence from Seven EU Countries pp. 325-332: Dirk Czarnitzki and Kornelius Kraft
Globalisation, E-Business and SMEs: Evidence from the Italian District of Prato pp. 333-347: Lucia Piscitello and Francesca Sgobbi
Technology and Export Decision pp. 349-364: Chih-Hai Yang, Jong-Rong Chen and Wen-Bin Chuang
The Establishment of Global Marketing Strategic Alliances by Small and Medium Enterprises pp. 365-377: Hsiu-Li Chen and Yophy Huang
Export Propensities and Intensities of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in South Africa pp. 379-389: V. Gimede
Are Group-Affiliated Firms Really More Profitable than Nonaffiliated? pp. 391-405: Wenyi Chu
The Market for Knowledge Brokers pp. 407-415: Jeroen Hinloopen
Vivarelli, M. and Pianta, M. (2000), The Employment Impact of Inovation: Evidence and Policy, 240 pp. Routledge, London pp. 417-420: Andrea Conte

Introduction to "Entrepreneurship and the Demography of Firms and Industries", Special Issue pp. 163-164: Maria Callejon
Creative Destruction and Human Resources pp. 165-177: Dieter B–genhold
Explaining Firm Employment Growth: Does Location Matter? pp. 179-192: Gerke J. Hoogstra and Jouke van Dijk
How Does Probability of Innovation Change with Firm Age? pp. 193-207: Elena Huergo and Jordi Jaumandreu
Promoting the Entry of New Firms pp. 209-221: Federico Pablo Martí
Business Incubation Centers and New Firm Growth in the Basque Country pp. 223-236: I. Pena
The Dynamics of Productivity: A Decompostion Approach Using Distribution Functions pp. 237-251: JosÈ C. FariÒas and Sonia Ruano
A Spatial Interpretation of the Density Dependence Model in Industrial Demography pp. 253-264: Leo van Wissen
The Location of New Firms and the Life Cycle of Industries pp. 265-281: Maria Costa-Campi, AgustÌ Segarra Blasco and Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
Patterns of Entry, Post-Entry Growth and Survival: A Comparison Between Domestic and Foreign Owned Firms pp. 283-298: José Mata and Pedro Portugal
Firm Size and Geographical Aggregation: An Empirical Appraisal in Industrial Location pp. 299-312: Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod and Miguel C. ManjÛn AntolÌn
The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy pp. 313-323: Brett Anitra Gilbert, David Audretsch and Patricia P. McDougall

Relating External Support, Business Growth & Creating Strategies for Survival: A Comparative Case Study Analyses of Small Manufacturing Firms (SMFs) and Entrepreneurs pp. 83-109: Charles Jabani Mambula
Market Justification for Policy on Small Enterprise Development pp. 111-120: Sanal Kumar Velayudhan
Equity Agency Costs Amongst Manufacturing SMEs pp. 121-140: Richard G.P. McMahon
Networks, Firm Size and Innovation pp. 141-153: Mark Rogers
Determinants of Innovation pp. 155-162: Mita Bhattacharya and Harry Bloch

The Growth -- Profit Nexus pp. 1-9: Marc Cowling
Internal vs External Financing of R&D pp. 11-17: Spiros Bougheas
To Invest or Not to Invest in China pp. 19-31: Huilin Lin and Ryh-Song Yeh
Administrative Compensation and Organizational Performance in Texas Nursing Facilities pp. 33-49: Kris Joseph Knox, Eric C. Blankmeyer and J. R. Stutzman
Parsimonious Models of Financial Insolvency in Small Companies pp. 51-66: Julio Pindado and Luis Rodrigues
Self-Employment Status: The Role of State Dependence and Initial Circumstances pp. 67-82: Andrew Henley

Exploring the Networking Characteristics of New Venture Founding Teams pp. 329-41: Alessandro Grandi and Rosa Grimaldi
Toward a Typology of University Spin-Offs pp. 355-69: Fabrice Pirnay, Bernard Surlemont and Frederic Nlemvo
Reassessing Portfolio Entrepreneurship pp. 371-80: Sara Carter and Monder Ram
Going Public and the Enrichment of a Supportive Network pp. 381-95: Davide Ravasi and Gaia Marchisio
Networks in Entrepreneurship: The Case of High-Technology Firms pp. 409-22: Tom Elfring and Willem Hulsink

Long-Term Decline of Small and Medium Size Enterprise Share pp. 215-28: Alan Mulhern and Chris Stewart
Joint Ventures as an Internationalisation Strategy for SMEs pp. 229-42: David A Kirby and Stefan Kaiser
A Technological and Organisational Explanation for the Size Distribution of Firms pp. 243-56: Joshua Gans and John Quiggin
Customs-Related Transaction Costs, Firm Size and International Trade Intensity pp. 257-71: Ernst Verwaal and Bas Donkers
The Diffusion of E-Commerce Among SMEs: Theoretical Implications and Empirical Evidence pp. 273-83: Enrico Santarelli and Samuele D'Altri

Local Social Capital and Entrepreneurship pp. 77-113: Hans Westlund and Roger Bolton
The Evolution and Nature of Young Firm Networks: A Longitudinal Perspective pp. 115-34: Veronique Schutjens and Erik Stam
Exit and Entry over the Product Life Cycle: Evidence from the Swedish Manufacturing Industry pp. 135-44: Charlie Karlsson and Kristina Nyström
Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups in the Boston Region: Factors differentiating High-Growth Ventures from Micro-ventures pp. 145-52: John H Friar and Marc H Meyer
An Anatomy of Change and Transition: The Automobile Industry of Southeast Michigan pp. 153-72: David Fasenfest and James Jacobs
Collaborative Strategies in the Event of Technological Discontinuities: The Case of Nokia in the Mobile Telecommunication Industry pp. 173-86: Bert Sadowski, Koen Dittrich and Geert Duysters
The High Growth in New Metal-Based Manufacturing and Business Service Firms in Finland pp. 187-200: Hannu Littunen and Timo Tohmo
Issues Which Impact Upon Marketing in the Small Firm pp. 201-13: Danielle Mc Cartan-Quinn and David Carson

Business Survival and Success of Young Small Business Owners pp. 1-17: C. Mirjam van Praag
Passive Firm Learning and Employment Projection Error pp. 19-26: Todd Gabe and David S Kraybill
A Dynamic Model of Size Distribution of Firms Applied to U.S. Biotechnology and Trucking Industries pp. 27-36: Fariba Hashemi
A Theory of Discouraged Borrowers pp. 37-49: Y Kon and D J Storey
Redefining Business Success: Distinguishing Between Closure and Failure pp. 51-61: Brian Headd
Is the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme Hazardous for Banks or Helpful to Small Business? pp. 63-71: Marc Cowling and Peter Mitchell