The Bigger the Better? Business Size and Small-Business Owners’ Subjective Well-Being
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-020-00264-2
Abstract: Business growth is often portrayed as an important outcome for small-business owners. Few empirical studies have however examined whether there is a positive relationship between business size and different dimensions of small-business owners’ subjective well-being.… read more here.
Keywords: subjective well; small business; business; business size ... See more keywords
Thirty years of Small Business Economics: a bibliometric overview
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-020-00342-y
Abstract: In 2018, Small Business Economics ( SBE ) celebrated its 30th anniversary. This study commemorates this event by conducting a retrospective examination of the journal using bibliometric analysis and showing how SBE has evolved and… read more here.
Keywords: business economics; small business; years small; thirty years ... See more keywords
Does personality matter? Small business owners and modes of innovation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00509-1
Abstract: Abstract The DUI (learning by doing-using-interacting) mode offers a promising theoretical framework to explain why many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are successful in innovation without research and development (R&D) efforts. In this context, we… read more here.
Keywords: small business; business owners; innovation; mode ... See more keywords
Knowledge begets knowledge: university knowledge spillovers and the output of scientific papers from U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-019-03260-3
Abstract: Scientific papers submitted for publication from U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-funded research projects are an innovative output that has yet to be studied systematically. Using a knowledge production framework, we identify empirically covariates with… read more here.
Keywords: research; knowledge; small business; scientific papers ... See more keywords
Truffle in paradise: Job costing for a small business
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2017.02.003
Abstract: Textbooks and case studies that simply provide direct materials and direct labor costs for job costing problems do not give the reader a true picture of the difficulty in developing these costs, especially for small… read more here.
Keywords: truffle paradise; case; small business; business ... See more keywords
Did the small business administration’s COVID-19 assistance go to the hard hit firms and bring the desired relief?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2020.105969
Abstract: Abstract The paper uses newly released Small Business Pulse Survey data on small business’ response to questions about overall COVID-19 impact, federal aid request, federal aid receipt, and subsequent changes in revenue and employee hours… read more here.
Keywords: relief; federal aid; small business; business ... See more keywords
Balanced psychological contracts in the small business: The five factor model at work
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110819
Abstract: Abstract A balanced psychological contract is an employer–employee relationship that features an expectation of career advancement in exchange for high performance on work assignments. The major purpose of this study was to establish an extended… read more here.
Keywords: factor model; balanced psychological; small business; five factor ... See more keywords
Small-Business Survival Capabilities and Fiscal Programs: Evidence from Oakland
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022109021000478
Abstract: Abstract Using City of Oakland data during COVID-19, we document that small-business components of survival capabilities (i.e., revenue resiliency, labor flexibility, and committed costs) vary by firm size. Nonemployer businesses rely on low-cost structures to… read more here.
Keywords: business survival; committed costs; small business; survival capabilities ... See more keywords
Buying the Vote? The Economics of Electoral Politics and Small-Business Loans
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DOI: 10.1017/s002210902100048x
Abstract: Abstract We study the relation between electoral politics and government small-business lending, employment, and business formation. We construct novel measures of electoral importance capturing swing and base voters using data from Facebook ad spending, independent… read more here.
Keywords: buying vote; small business; economics; vote economics ... See more keywords
Classy behavior: the big political role of small business owners
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DOI: 10.1057/s41295-017-0110-1
Abstract: Many theories assign important political roles to small business owners as part of the middle and upper middle class. Despite this, we have surprisingly little empirical work on the political behavior of small business owners.… read more here.
Keywords: behavior big; small business; political behavior; business owners ... See more keywords
Try before you buy: a small business employer (SME) perspective of international student mobility in England
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1680965
Abstract: ABSTRACT Attracting international students has become a strategic priority for UK immigration policy as well as for British universities. However, research shows that there are emergent intercultural barriers that challenge international students' carrier aspirations and… read more here.
Keywords: international student; small business; employer; international students ... See more keywords