...Mondher Bouattour; Amir Hasnaoui; Ndodjang Ngantchou Peguy Purpose This study examines herding behavior in French equity markets, focusing on whether heightened volatility and uncertainty affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more than large-cap firms during COVID-19. It investigates...

...Alina Salzberger Purpose The cyber insurance market in Germany shows a notable gap: while many large corporations are already demanding cyber insurance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still reluctant, despite its benefits. This study aims to analyze the behavioral and informational...

...Felicitas Hoppe; Nadine Gatzert; Petra Gruner Purpose This article aims to gain insights on the current state of small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) cyber risk management process and to derive future research directions. Design/methodology/approach This is done by collecting market...

... of the paper, the analysis considers the last seven exercises (period: 1999/2006) of a sample of 25.000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (volume of sales: < 20 mlns; number of employees: < 250) organized in the form of Ltd. The empirical investigation has been affected through the use of BvD...

...Darush Yazdanfar; Peter Öhman Purpose This paper aims to empirically investigate the existence of dynamic capital structure among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across their life cycle stages. Design/methodology/approach The analysis examined a sample of 15,952 SMEs across five...

...Darush Yazdanfar; Peter Öhman Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between debt level and performance among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – Unlike the vast majority of previous research, this study uses three-stage least...

...Darush Yazdanfar; Peter Öhman Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine the applicability of the life cycle model of firm performance to growth and profitability among Swedish small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – Using analysis of variance...

... and reserved dataset, which is not available in public financial statements or public statistics, but is collected directly from the MGIs that are part of the study. Federica Ielasi can be contacted at: federica.ielasi@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 SMEs Credit risk Bank...