discusses the determinants of export commitment in Colombian SMEs from the behavioral and attitudinal viewpoint using a neural … network model estimated on a sample of 306 exporting SMEs. The results suggest that Colombian SMEs focus on investing their …

capital structure of SMEs, due to the important role that awards the financial literature to the mentioned factors. To this … end, we apply panel data methods to the sample of 1.204 Andalusian SMEs for the period 2004 to 2007. The results of our … significantly the leverage of companies, while the effects of risk on the capital structure of SMEs is very residual. …

Using case study methodology, we analyze the export experience of 11 SMEs from Asturias and Alicante. The aim of the … paper is to prove whether the perception of export barriers differs between those SMEs highly committed to exporting (or … exists a positive link between export intensity and the perception of barriers to exports. Moreover, the importance that SMEs …

small and medium-sized enterprises. To this end, using the panel data methodology, we analyse a sample of Spanish SMEs …

reality of SMEs, the characterization of the sectors was carried out, determining the importance of these for the … analyzed. From the research of the current situation of SMEs and the determination of the level of sectoral competitiveness …

(determinants), principally which favorably affect to innovation capacity of SMEs. And also, that innovation capacity is positively …

Studies on competitiveness in SMEs, highlight some main factors that affect it. Given the frequency of appearance of …. Because of that, this research deals with the impact of innovation and finance in the competitiveness of manufacturing SMEs in …

introduction of new technologies in new business models, large companies and especially SMEs, require strategies that encourage … them to strengthen their competitiveness and increase profitability. For this, SMEs are incorporating actions derived from … 1,012 SMEs from the Northwest region of Mexico; the data collection was made through a structured survey directed to the …