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 …

Para los pequeños empresarios es bien sabido la importancia que tienen sus relaciones
sociales (networking), para alcanzar los diferentes objetivos empresariales. Sin embargo …

The main objective of this paper is to identify the determining factors of the optimal credit
guarantee ratio in four members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) …

In the wake of digitalization it is increasingly debated whether developing countries can
achieve economic prosperity through industrialization in the same manner as developed …

Using a dataset covering about 276,998 firms across 75 countries over the period 2004–
2011, this paper examines the short-run evolution of firms' capital structures following the …

SMEs are drivers of economic growth and job creation in developing countries. It is
paramount to determine the factors that hinder their growth. This paper uses the Enterprise …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish how small-and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) in water, beverage, soap, detergent, metal fabrication, wood and furniture …

This study attempts to provide some understanding about SMEs' access to finance within
theWest African sub-region with particular interest in establishing whether there are …

The relative importance of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms is a
recurrent topic in the small business economics literature. This paper presents a real and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the determinants
of business intelligence system (BIS) adoption stages. It develops and empirically tests a …