Although the 2007 financial crisis, and the ensuing world-wide recession, has caused policy
makers to want to 're-stabilize'the financial sector as well as 'rebalance'economies away …

The study investigates the role of market-based finance and public financial support in
aiding scaling up by European SMEs. First, we analyse the impact of public loan guarantee …

We investigate the effect of public (PUVC) and private (PRVC) venture capital funds on the
sales growth of 6513 European New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) during the period …

This article aims to assess the current situation and the evolution of the literature on the role
of top level decision-makers in initial public offerings. The article combines bibliometric and …

Small and medium businesses contribute to the economies of developed and develo**
countries. However, they face constraints that are very different from large businesses. Chief …

This article explores the relations between firm growth and a set of four innovation indicators
(in-house R&D, external sourcing, product innovation, and process innovation) that capture …

In recent years, scholarly interest in financing for innovation has grown, particularly for
mitigating climate change. However, extant literature has neglected the interaction of actors …

The evolutionary taxonomy of financial systems, outlined by Dosi (1990), argued that market-
based systems are comparatively more engaged in exploring new technological paradigms …

The financing of SMEs has been a central concern for industrialized countries over the last
couple of decades. Stock markets dedicated to SMEs, called junior markets, are increasingly …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) generally face more financing constraints than large
businesses. However, the voluminous literature on SME financing has remained largely …