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Spillover effects of international standards: Work conditions in Vietnamese small and medium enterprises

Trifković, Neda - 2015

Most studies focus on trade effects and organizational outcomes of international standards, neglecting the effect of standards on employees. Using a two-year matched firm-employee panel dataset, this paper finds that the application of standards improves work conditions in small and medium...

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The economic legacy of civil war: Firm level evidence from Sierra Leone

Collier, Paul; Duponchel, Marguerite - 2010

This paper positions itself among the very rare microeconomic analyses on the consequences of civil war. Up to now, most analyses on this topic are based upon household surveys. The originality of the present study is that it investigates for the first time the likely predominant route by which...

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Entrepreneurship and the national system of innovation: What is missing in Turkey?

Bascavusoglu-Moreau, Elif - 2010

Although very dynamic and flexible, Turkish SMEs are less innovative than their European counterparts. The analysis …

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Partnership for inclusive growth: Can linkages with large firms spur the growth of SMEs in Tanzania?

Kweka, Josephat P.; Sooi, Fadhili - 2020

this study, we assess the extent and determinants of linkages between SMEs and large firms in Tanzania and to what degree … beneficial for the increased performance of SMEs, the level of such linkages is low in Tanzania and is likely to be influenced by …. This implies that the government's efforts to promote SMEs should include policies or programmes that nurture partnerships …

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Does managerial personality matter? Evidence from firms in Viet Nam

Sharma, Smriti; Tarp, Finn - 2018

Using novel data from micro, small, and medium firms in Viet Nam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers - risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness - and firm-level decisions. We extend the analysis beyond standard metrics of firm...

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