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The influence of age on the relationships between SMEs growth and its determinants: empirical evidence using Panel Data

dc.contributor.advisorNunes, Paulo Jorge Maçãs
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Marco Xavier Badalo Mourato
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-22T18:16:43Z
dc.date.available2015-01-22T18:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.submitted2010
dc.description.abstractUsing two sub-samples of Portuguese SMEs: 1) 495 young SMEs; and 2) 1350 old SMEs, through the two-step estimation method, we examine if age is a fundamental characteristic of the relationships established between determinants and SME growth. The multiple empirical evidence allows us to conclude that age is a determinant for the relationships formed between determinants and SME growth: 1) age and size are negatively related to growth in young SMEs, but are not relevant in explaining the growth of old SMEs; 2) cash flow and debt are of greater relative importance for growth in young SMEs than for growth in old SMEs, with R&D expenditure being of greater relative importance for growth in old SMEs than for growth in young SMEs; and 3) growth in young SMEs is found to have a continuous tendency, unlike the case of old SMEs. We also find significant differences between the determinants of survival in young SMEs and old SMEs.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/2903
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.subjectPequenas e médias empresas - Crescimentopor
dc.titleThe influence of age on the relationships between SMEs growth and its determinants: empirical evidence using Panel Datapor
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thesis.degree.disciplineEconomiapor
thesis.degree.levelMestrepor
thesis.degree.nameDissertação apresentada à Universidade da Beira Interior para a obtenção do grau de mestre em Economiapor

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