Small Firms amidst COVID-19: Financial Constraints and Role of Government Support

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radeef Chundakkadan ◽  
Rajesh Raj ◽  
Subash Sasidharan
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Role Of Government

scholarly journals Innovation Capabilities and the Performance of Start-Ups in Korea: The Role of Government Support Policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6009
Author(s):  
Se-Kyoung Choi ◽  
Sangyun Han ◽  
Kyu-Tae Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups

What kind of capacity is needed to improve the performance of start-ups? How effective are government support policies in improving start-up performance? Start-ups are critical firm group for ensuring the prospective and sustainable growth of an economy, and thus many countries’ governments have established support policies and they are likely to engage more widely in forward-looking political support activities to ensure further growth and expansion. In this paper, the effect of innovation capabilities and government support policies on start-up performance is examined. We used an unbalanced panel data analysis with a random effect generalized least squares. We investigated the effect of government support policies on 4368 Korean start-ups. The findings indicated that technology and knowledge capabilities had positive effects on the sales performance of start-ups, and government financial support positively affected the relationship between knowledge capability and firm performance. However, when government financial support increased, marketing capability was negatively associated with firm performance. These results demonstrate the significant role of government financial support, including its crowding in but also its crowding out effect. Practical implications: To be more effective, governments should employ innovation-driven entrepreneurship policy approaches to support start-ups. To improve their performance, start-ups need to increase their technology and knowledge capabilities. This study extends recent efforts to understand more fully the effect of government support policies on start-ups differing in their technology, knowledge, and marketing capabilities.

Firm sustainable development and stakeholder engagement: The role of government support

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1145-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Quan ◽  
Huiying Wu ◽  
Sihai Li ◽  
Sammy Xiaoyan Ying
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Role Of Government

Funding for innovation in small firms: The role of government

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 507-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Moore ◽  
Elizabeth Garnsey
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Role Of Government

Equity ownership in Brazilian cross-border acquisitions: The moderating role of government support

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 16994
Author(s):  
Claudia Frias Pinto ◽  
Christian Falaster ◽  
Maria Tereza Leme Fleury ◽  
Afonso Carlos Fleury
Keyword(s):  
Government Support ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Equity Ownership ◽  
Moderating Role

International Business by SMEs: Empirical Findings from New Zealand

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Alon ◽  
Leo-Paul Dana ◽  
Anna Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Business ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Excess Capacity ◽  
Government Assistance ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Small Countries

Why do small firms from small countries internationalize? This study investigates the motives of small-scale entrepreneurs from New Zealand to internationalize via exporting, and particularly evaluate the role of government assistance. Our empirical findings of 139 SMEs situated in the Canterbury region of New Zealand suggest that export is strongly related to government-induced programs. Also important are personal motivations, declining domestic sales, saturated domestic market and excess capacity.

Green innovation and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs: the moderating role of government incentives

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ullah ◽  
Habib Ahmad ◽  
Fazal Ur Rehman ◽  
Arshad Fawad
Keyword(s):  
Government Support ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Government Incentives ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeThe aim of this research is to understand how government incentives (financial and non-financial) influence the relationship between green innovation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in SMEs.Design/methodology/approachTo contribute to the literature, this research uses empirical evidence of 204 Pakistani small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tests the moderating role of government support between green innovation and SDGs.FindingsThe findings indicate that green innovation has a significant influence on SDGs, community development and environmental activities. The government support significantly strengthens the relationship between green innovation and environmental practices, while it does not moderate the path between green innovation and community development.Practical implicationsThe research recommends SMEs focus on the adoption of green innovation and green technology to protect the environment and facilitate the community. Moreover, the research advises the government to assist SMEs financially and nonfinancially, so they will in turn help in the attainment of SDGs.Originality/valueThis research is the first attempt to assess the importance of green innovation in SDGs with a moderating role of government incentives in emerging SMEs. It provides several useful implications for policymaking.

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