The existential threat to small businesses, based on their crucial role in the economy, is
behind the plethora of scholarly studies in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic …

This study analyzes how technology innovation helps SMEs in developed economies
achieve firm performance after post-pandemic. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) …

Abstract Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are particularly vulnerable to pandemics.
Therefore, resilience and adaptation to shocks from pandemics such as COVID-19 are …

Purpose This study empirically investigates how ambidextrous innovations and their
balancing affect the supply chain financing performance (SCFP) of small and medium-sized …

This paper investigates the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on firms' performance and
financial vulnerability. Exploiting longitudinal firm-level data from the World Bank's …

According to real options theory, a global network built through multinational investments
endows a firm with a series of options for future development. These options can enhance a …

The self-employed faced strong income losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many
governments introduced programs to financially support the self-employed during the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify business practices that may promote internal
financing of growing SMEs. The authors expand the literature on entrepreneurial finance …

Purpose In exploring how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcame COVID-19
restrictions by deploying their specific dynamic capabilities to pivot their business models …

Using detailed monthly survey data on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
China, this study uses the total factor productivity (TFP) of SMEs as a proxy variable to …