We review the literature on financial constraints and the performance of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs). We consider the important role that SMEs play in the economies of …

Although many innovation projects are abandoned before completion, the empirical
evidence has focused on the determinants of innovation, while failed projects have received …

This study investigates small businesses' financing decisions. Drawing upon asymmetric
information theory, institutional theory and relevant literature on cognitive financial …

The recent years have been prolific in terms of development of new measures of firms'
financial constraints. This paper surveys the main strategies proposed. Additionally, we …

Drawing on theoretical underpinnings of approach‐avoidance motivation and CEO
narcissism, we provide a framework examining stronger approach focus (motivation towards …

Using firm‐level data from the Bureau van Dijk‐Amadeus database, we study the relation
between firms' financial structure, access to external finance, and total factor productivity in …

Using firm-level survey responses from 2009 to 2012, we examine whether competitors from
the informal sector affect the credit constraints of registered SMEs in 86 countries worldwide …

This work analyzes the relation between the judicial system and financial constraints,
investigating whether inefficiency in enforcing credit rights can amplify companies' difficulties …

Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of
establishment exit. We find that between 1975 and 2006 the average exit rate has risen …

Open innovation implies that geographical proximity is irrelevant. However, we posit that any
potential innovation outcome depends on the spatial constraints on openness. In this paper …