The entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) literature has attracted much attention, especially in
policy circles. However, the concept suffers from a number of shortcomings:(1) it lacks a …

This paper offers a review of the theoretical and empirical literature addressing boards of
directors within the unique organizational setting of family businesses. By reviewing and …

Motivated by the growing attention to the financing decisions of family firms, this review
brings together the two highly relevant research fields of family business and finance. This …

Earnings management in firms has several different motivations. This article examines the
preserving of socioemotional wealth as a motive for earnings management in specific types …

This study investigates the effect of both family-centered goals and family board
representation (family member representation on the board of directors) on family firm …

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a crucial influence on the economic
development of every nation, but access to formal finance remains a barrier. Similarly …

Due to opaque information and weak enforcement in emerging loan markets, the need for
collateral is high, whereas borrowers lack adequate assets to pledge as collateral. How is …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of collateral for small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) in the context of Visegrad countries: Czech Republic, Slovak Republic …

The relationship between firms and banks often suffers from informational opacity that may
result in credit rationing. In theory, providing collateral to the bank can have a mitigating …