... Entrepreneurial competence Learning capacity Performance measurement All that glisters is not gold – Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene 7 Interest and investment in business incubation is exploding globally. Underlying this growth is the presumption that business...

.... The fundamental concern of most small entities and their financiers, not surprisingly, is survival (Murphy, 1996, p. 102). © MCB UP Limited 2002 Accounting Information Financial management Performance measurement Private companies Small firms Management should establish computerised...

...Robin Jarvis; James Curran; John Kitching; Geoffrey Lightfoot Concern has been expressed, over the years, about the financial management strategies adopted by small firms, but very little is known about these practices. Business performance measures are an important element of these financial...

... of better cash management but there is some evidence of improved profitability. The results therefore, offer limited support for the role of incentives proposed by the agency model. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Buyouts Performance indicators Performance measurement Modelling ...