This briefing uses real-time data provided by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to
describe recent trends on a range of firm activities, as well as their expectations for the …

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Unprecedented? How Covid- 19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy by William Davies, Sahil …

Introduction Vaccination against the COVID‐19 virus began in December 2020 in the UK
and into Spring 2021 has been running at 5% population/week. High levels of social …

This paper examines whether private equity (PE)-backed companies are better able to
remain active on export markets compared to similar non-PE firms, when hit by a negative …

In this study, we seek to understand firm behaviour during times of crisis, with a particular
focus on family firms in different contexts. We theorize that family control mitigates (ie …

This article shows that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed informal institutional voids that
exist for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) business owners in the United Kingdom …

Acknowledging that small firms make significant contributions to the economy, the context of
branding in retail micro-organisations has received less attention than branding in larger …

In response to the challenges presented by COVID-19, many small businesses have opted
to digitally transform to survive the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic. In …

There is a growing body of evidence to show the impact of social enterprises in delivering
positive health-based outcomes for marginalised adults but gaps remain within specific …

This study delves into the intricate interplay of technological, organizational, and
environmental (TOE) factors in shaping the adoption of electronic commerce (e-commerce) …