Thesis (PhD) -- AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print ( xi, 268 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 658.022 YOU)

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Australia, 2006.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-147).

nÃo hà / Essa investigaÃÃo teve como propÃsito identificar e analisar as causas de sucesso e insucesso das micro e pequenas empresas, atravÃs de pesquisa de campo realizada na cidade de Floriano, estado do PiauÃ. No Brasil a importÃncia social e econÃmica das micro e pequenas empresas à confirmada pelos Ãndices estatÃsticos: o grande percentual de mÃo-de-obra ocupada e empresas registradas. Os Ãndices tambÃm revelam que a maioria dos novos empreendimentos nÃo completa os primeiros dois anos de atividade. Com o apoio da bibliografia especifica e da pesquisa de campo, foi feita anÃlise estatÃstica atravÃs dos modelos economÃtricos (Probabilidade Linear, LOGIT e PROBIT). Dessa forma, a pesquisa identificou que o acesso ao crÃdito influencia significativamente na chance de sucesso ou insucesso das empresas de micro e pequena dimensÃo. / This investigation goal is to identify and analyze the causes of success and failure of small firms, headquartered in the city of Floriano, state of PiauÃ. In Brazil, social and economic relevance of small firms is confirmed by the statistical indices: the great percentage of employed workers occupies and registered companies. The indices also disclose that the majority of the new enterprises fail to complete two years of existence. From a survey conducted in Floriano, econometric models (Linear probability, LOGIT and PROBIT) were employed to analyze the data. In this way, the research identified that access to credit is the main determinant small firmsâ success.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Universitat̋ St Gallen, 1998. / "Dissertation Nr. 2122." Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-360).

This thesis discusses factors of success in the process of new business venturing and growth in current business environment. It employs a sample of 200 entrepreneurial cases documented through interviews which were each broken into over 40 mainly quantitative criteria. Aided by simple statistical tools this result is then analyzed and evaluated, leading to a thorough analysis of each of the aspects discussed and finally culminating in conclusion stating which factors are the most significant. Besides purely academic interest, conclusions of this thesis could be of interest to both actual and prospective entrepreneurs.

Der Erfolg von Genossenschaftsbanken ist von einer Vielzahl betriebswirtschaftlicher, volkswirtschaftlicher und demografischer Faktoren abhängig. Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss auf den Geschäftserfolg bei über 900 deutschen Instituten. Wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren sind dabei die Lage (städtisch, halbstädtisch oder ländlich), die Betriebsgröße, die Kreditquote, die Eigenkapitalquote sowie Steigung und Niveau der Zinsstrukturkurve.:Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Abkürzungs- und Symbolverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 2 Einordnung und Zielsetzung 3 Theoretische Analyse 5 Schlussbetrachtung Anhang Literaturverzeichnis