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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Firm growth"”.
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Investment and Financial Management in Farm Firm Growth
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Firm growth, survival and productivity in South Africa
… of employment and sustainable economic growth. This makes it important to understand the dynamics of firm survival and growth. There has been little attention on the topic in developing countries because of data limitations, which prevalent in most developing countries except for few …
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Firm growth and worker turnover in frictional labour markets
This dissertation contributes to the analysis of firm heterogeneity, turnover, and worker reallocation in frictional labour markets. Chapter 1 presents empirical evidence using German longitudinal matched employer-employee data on the relationship between worker flows and employer characteristics. …
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Ecosystem Orchestration for Firm Growth: A Longitudinal Case Study
… phenomenon, ecosystem-driven corporate growth, by cross-fertilising the theory of the growth of the firm (TGF) and the ecosystem-as-coevolution view. It theoretically explains firm growth with the firm’s ecosystem resource base, and empirically examines the managerial process (i.e. …
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Institutional contributions to firm growth in university related research parks
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Firm growth, innovation and access to finance: Evidence from European SMEs
… SMEs. Chapter Two examines how sustainable growth firms obtain external finance during and after the 2008 financial crisis. Although sustainable growth firms have past growth records and future growth aspirations; however, those firms may face challenges in obtaining external finance. We …
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When the marginal becomes mainstream : lessons from half-century of dynamic small-firm growth in Ludhiana, India
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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A study of the correlation between pre-IPO venture funds and founder characteristics with high-tech firm growth
High-tech firms are among the fastest growing in the United States. The four industries with the most rapid growth -internet, software, semiconductors, and technology hardware - have almost doubled their share of industry output in the United States over the last decade. These firms are not only an …
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Reimagining small firm growth for a post-growth context: a regional study of artisan food producers at farmers' markets
… such as farmers’ markets. This study reimagines firm growth from the perspective of artisan food producers who operate at farmers’ markets within the context of sustainability and limited resources. Post-growth is an approach that moves beyond economic growth as a primary agenda. A multi-level …
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The Development of a Growth Platform Model for Small to Medium Sized Knowledge Based Firms
This research builds upon the firm growth literature, by developing a new model that details the factors that influence firm growth, how these factors develop over time, how and why they influence the firm and to what level they need to be developed to in order for growth to occur. The research …
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An Exploratory Study of Owner/Manager Characteristics, Firm Characteristics and External Factors Influencing SME Growth in Nigeria
… medium enterprises rests on the belief that such firm's serve as a medium to stimulate economic growth and development in the African region. This is not only in terms of their contribution to the overall development of a nation, but also due to their ability to contribute to employment creation …
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A study of factors leading to growth in small firms. An examination of factors that impact on growth of small manufacturing in least developed countries: The case of Ghana.
… study is to examine the factors that lead to growth in small firms in a Least Developed Country (LDC). The research is based on the manufacturing sector in Ghana. The main objectives of the research are to identify the key variables that lead to small firms' growth and to ascertain the …
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Firm Size, Age and Growth in South Africa
The relationship between a firm’s size, age and proportional growth rate is examined using multiple samples of South African firm-level data from the early to mid-2000s. The foundation of this study is Gibrat’s Law of Proportionate Effect (Gibrat, 1931), which states that a firm’s proportional …
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Labor supply and accounting firm mergers
… that includes both large and small accounting firms, I identify labor supply shocks using the 150-Hour Rule and the Mobility Provision and investigate the resulting incidence of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). I find that a reduction in labor supply increases accounting firms' M&A activity and …
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The interplay between environmental social governance (ESG) performance, access to finance and growth in unlisted firms: Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region
… Social and Governance performance and Growth of Unlisted Firms. Article 2 investigates the relationship between ESG performance and Access to Finance of Unlisted Firms with interacting role of External Audit. Article 3 explores the relationship between Access to Finance and Growth of …
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Foreign Portfolio Investment and the Financial Constraints of Small Firms
… investment on the financial constraints of small firms. Utilizing a dataset of over 195,000 firm-year observations across 53 countries, I examine the impact of foreign portfolio investment on capital issuance and firm growth across countries and firm characteristics, in particular size. After …
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The relationship between environmental management quality and financial performance of AIM listed firms in the UK.
… studies mainly focussing on large listed firms. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between environmental management quality (EMQ) and Financial Performance (FP) of firms listed on Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in the UK. The study has three main objectives. First, …
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Developing Business AI Implementation Methodology and Proof of Concept ML Models to Improve Suture Quality at Extrusion/Orientation
… business processes, key bottlenecks that limit firm growth can be mitigated, allowing for unprecedented scalability, scope, and opportunities for learning. The goals of this project are twofold within the value chain of a product family of absorbable sutures. The first goal is to provide an …
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