International Review of Entrepreneurship: Volume 12, Issue 4, 2014
Recent Submissions
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SME Financing in Japan during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Firm Surveys
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2014)Employing data from a unique firm survey, this article examines small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing in Japan during the global financial crisis. The major findings of the article are two-fold. First, in terms ... -
The Role of Credit Access in Firm Sustainability: A Comparison of the 1998 and 2003 Surveys of Small Business Finances
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2014)The current paper uses two nationally representative cross-sections of US businesses from 1998 and 2003 to examine 5-year survival rates of small businesses. Despite the fact that the 2003 cohort experienced the Great ... -
(Special Issue Introductory Article) - International Perspectives on small Businesses, Bank Credit and the Global Financial Crisis
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2014)INTRODUCTION: Small businesses with growth potential are an important source of new jobs and economic growth (Wong et al, 2005; Shane, 2009). Yet, there are longstanding concerns that information asymmetries in financial ... -
The Impact of the Late 2000's Financial Crisis on the Supply of Bank Credit to Small Businesses: Evidence from the UK
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2014)The paper presents evidence from a large UK data-set regarding the impact of the financial crisis in 2007-9 on the availability and terms of bank credit provided to SMEs. Holding credit risk constant, businesses applying ...