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Strengthening formal credit access and performance through financial literacy and credit terms in micro, small and medium businesses

Widyastuti, Maria; Ferdinand, Deograsias Yoseph Yustinianus - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 16 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14

This study aims to test financial literacy and credit conditions in determining formal credit access to determine the performance of MSMEs. This research includes the type of associative research that is accompanied by hypothesis testing. This research was conducted on MSMEs of as many as 324...

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How did Swiss small and medium enterprises weather the COVID-19 pandemic? : evidence from survey data

Nicolas, Christina; Brender, Nathalie; Maradan, David - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 16 (2023) 2, pp. 1-16

(SMEs). The aim of this paper is to empirically study the impact of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis on Swiss SMEs two years … after the onset of the pandemic. Using a sample of 149 SMEs operating in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, we find … future pandemic on SMEs. Additionally, we quantify the impact of closure on SMEs and find that firms having reported to have …

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The impacts of selling expense structure on enterprise growth in large enterprises : a study from Vietnam

Nguyen Van Cong; Nguyen Lan; Pham Thanh-Hang; Song Hoa Vu - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 1/4, pp. 1-22

This study intends to examine the impact of selling expense structure on the business growth of 255 Vietnamese large-scale enterprises in three different industries (Consumer Staples, Industrials, and Manufacture) listed on the Vietnamese Stock Exchange over four years from 2015 to 2018. By...

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Enterprise risk management practices and firm performance, the mediating role of competitive advantage and the moderating role of financial literacy

Yang, Songling; Ishtiaq, Muhammad; Anwar, Muhammad - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 11 (2018) 3, pp. 1-17

, particularly in developed economies, whereas small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies have received minor …. A structured questionnaire is used to collect data from 304 SMEs operating in the emerging market of Pakistan. The … competitive advantage and superior performance. Top managers need to have enough financial education that they will be able to …

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The presence of foreign capital and the internationalization of Portuguese industrial SMEs

Pacheco, Luís; Lobo, Carla Azevedo; Maldonado, Isabel - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-18

and diversification. The international performance of Portuguese SMEs, which is crucial for the domestic economy’s growth …, depends on a multitude of factors, with the existence of foreign investment inflows directed to industrial SMEs being a …’ internationalization. The results evidence that the presence of foreign shareholders in SMEs positively influences internationalization and …

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Board information technology governance mechanisms and firm performance among Iraqi medium-sized enterprises : do IT capabilities matter?

Menshawy, Ibrahim M.; Rohaida Basiruddin; Raihana Mohdali; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-21

This paper aims to investigate the perceptions of Iraqi medium-sized enterprises’ board members on how board information technology governance mechanisms affect their companies’ performance with the help of IT capabilities as a mediator. The study is based on a survey of 223 board members...

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Capital structure choices in technology firms : empirical results from Polish listed companies

Kedzior, Marcin; Grabinska, Barbara; Grabinski, Konrad; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 9/221, pp. 1-20

The main aim of the paper is the identification of capital structure determinants, with a special emphasis on investments in the innovativeness of Polish New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs). Poland is a unique country in that it is an emerging market that was also promoted in 2018 to the status...

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Technology acquisition and smes performance, the role of innovation, export and the perception of owner-managers

Mallinguh, Edmund; Wasike, Christopher; Zoltan, Zeman - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 11/258, pp. 1-19

Sufficient literature supports small and medium "enterprises" (SMEs) significant role in emerging and mature economies … technology and sale performance between 2017-2019 using a sample of 101 Kenyan SMEs. The ordinary least square moderated …

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Innovation and firm performance: the moderating and mediating roles of firm size and small and medium enterprise finance

Ploypailin Kijkasiwat; Pongsutti Phuensane - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 5/97, pp. 1-15

This study examines the moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between innovation and firm performance of small and medium enterprises in 29 countries in Eastern European and Central Asia. The study also investigates whether the impact of innovation in products and processes on firm...

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Capital structure, working capital, and governance quality affect the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Taiwan

Anh-Huyen Vu Thi; The-Dong Phung - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 8, pp. 1-13

This study examines the impact of capital structure, working capital, and governance quality on the financial performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan using a sample of more than 2000 firms from the Taiwan Economic Journal (TEJ) during the 24-year period of 1995-2018. Panel...

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