Drivers of SME performance: a holistic and multivariate approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-016-9819-5
Abstract: To examine the drivers of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth, we adopt a holistic multivariate modelling approach, integrating macroeconomic determinants with the internal (firm characteristics and firm strategy) drivers more commonly investigated in firm growth studies.… read more here.
Keywords: firm; firm growth; sme growth; holistic multivariate ... See more keywords
Does firm growth increase corruption? Evidence from an instrumental variable approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-019-00160-x
Abstract: Prior literature on the role that firm heterogeneity plays in corruption finds that larger firms pay smaller bribes and are less likely to pay bribes than smaller firms. These studies, however, often overlook the plausible… read more here.
Keywords: corruption; firm; firm size; increase ... See more keywords
Globalization and firm growth: does ownership matter?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-019-00170-9
Abstract: This study explores the determinants of firm growth in China. In this era of liberalization and globalization, investigating how firms’ size, age, exports, and foreign ownership jointly influence firm growth is essential. Based on a… read more here.
Keywords: globalization firm; ownership; growth; firm growth ... See more keywords
Cognitive financial constraints and firm growth
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00503-7
Abstract: This study distinguishes entrepreneurs’ cognitive financial constraints from financial supply constraints and assesses their relative importance to small business growth. Drawing from the literature on cognitive styles and institutional theory, we argue that small businesses’… read more here.
Keywords: constraints firm; cognitive financial; financial constraints; firm growth ... See more keywords
Gibrat's Law and quantile regressions : an application to firm growth
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.12.028
Abstract: The nexus between firm growth, size and age in U.S. manufacturing is examined through the lens of quantile regression models. This methodology allows us to overcome serious shortcomings entailed by linear regression models employed by… read more here.
Keywords: gibrat law; law quantile; firm growth; quantile regressions ... See more keywords
FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND FIRM GROWTH IN ASEAN-5 COUNTRIES: A NEW EVIDENCE USING THRESHOLD REGRESSION
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2020.101861
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the effect of financial inclusion on a firm's growth (889 firms) in the ASEAN-5 (Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam) countries using a cross-section threshold estimation technique. This paper showed a… read more here.
Keywords: inclusion; financial inclusion; inclusion firm; firm growth ... See more keywords
Determining employee satisfaction, intrapreneurship and firm growth among managers of Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09097
Abstract: Nowadays, organizational performance and Firm Growth (FG) depend significantly on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and Employee Satisfaction. This study aimed to examine ES, intrapreneurship, and FG among top managers in Pakistan. The study employed a quantitative method… read more here.
Keywords: study; firm growth; managers pakistan; intrapreneurship ... See more keywords
Timing is everything? Curvilinear effects of age at entry on new firm growth and survival and the moderating effect of IPO performance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2020.106020
Abstract: Abstract Theory suggests that an earlier age at international entry results in improved growth but also decreased survival chances. Empirical studies tell a different story, providing mixed and equivocal results that challenge the tenets of… read more here.
Keywords: ipo performance; age; firm growth; effects age ... See more keywords
R&D DYNAMICS AND FIRM GROWTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF R&D PERSISTENCY IN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
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DOI: 10.1142/s136391961950049x
Abstract: There has been a lot of interest in R&D dynamics, including the persistency and volatility of R&D investment. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence supporting the impact of R&D dynamics on firm growth… read more here.
Keywords: dynamics firm; growth; economic crisis; firm growth ... See more keywords
THE EFFECT OF DISCRETIONARY ACCRUALS ON FIRM GROWTH. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR SMES FROM EMERGING EUROPE
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DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2020.12734
Abstract: The aim of the paper is to assess the effect of discretionary accruals on firm growth while controlling for firm characteristics and macroeconomic environment. Employing a large sample of 1.105 young and high-growth firms (gazelles)… read more here.
Keywords: firm growth; effect discretionary; accruals firm; discretionary accruals ... See more keywords