Economic crises, natural disasters, armed conflict and infectious disease outbreaks,
amongst others, present interlinked challenges for small businesses and have generated a …

Business models change as managers not only innovate business models, but also engage
in more mundane adaptation in response to external changes, such as changes in the level …

This paper presents a rapid assessment of current and likely future impacts of the COVID-19
outbreak on rural economies given their socio-economic characteristics. Drawing principally …

The 2008 economic crisis has severely reduced the short-term willingness of firms to invest
in innovation. But this reduction has not occurred uniformly and a few firms even increased …

Could smart city technology be considered as a strategic option for firms, especially in
recession conditions? Most prior smart city studies focus on the nature and impact of …

This paper uses British large scale survey data to examine the extent to which the recent
financial crisis has affected firms' operational activity, and whether or not the existence of …

Following recent literature, we present a model of endogenous firm growth with R&D
investment as one of the main mechanisms of growth. Our study evidences a positive effect …

The global economic crisis has had an adverse effect on, and may continue to affect, the
entrepreneurial sector all over the world. However, even in a recessionary period, there will …

This empirical study investigates the effect of a high R&D intensity on performance during a
financial crisis. Though the general positive connection between R&D and subsequent …

This study investigates product, process, and management innovation among a sample of
Spanish manufacturing small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) during the current …