Report NEP-SBM-2026-08-17

This is the archive for NEP-SBM, a report on new working papers in the area of Small Business Management. João Carlos Correia Leitão (Joao Carlos Correia Leitao) issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Camuffo, Arnaldo & Gambardella, Alfonso & Pignataro, Andrea, 2025, "Search Speed and Theory Discovery: A Model for Innovation," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19849, Jan.
• Abdellah Belbouli & Fatima Touhami & Mohamed Elmoukhtar & Imane Mouhtat & Abdelrhani El-Bir & Hicham Ketatni, 2026, "Territorial intelligence as a strategic driver of regional competitiveness and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Empirical evidence from Morocco
  [L'intelligence territoriale en tant que moteur stratégique de la compétitivité régionale et des écosystèmes," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05656648, May, DOI: 10.31893/multiscience.2026694.
• Oecd, 2026, "Which start-ups achieve scale?: Evidence from innovative start-ups in the EU and the US," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 2026/08, Aug, DOI: 10.1787/9561f4da-en.
• Kotamäki, Mauri, 2026, "Not All Outcomes Are Equal: Financial Constraints and Firm-Level Adjustments," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128615, Apr.
• D'Alessandro, Francesco & Santarelli, Enrico & Vivarelli, Marco, 2026, "The Interplay Between AI and Technological Relatedness in Shaping Regional Innovation in Europe," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18817, Jul.
• Jabri Nada & Hanine Sanae, 2026, "Towards an Innovative and Resilient Blue Economy: A Critical Literature Review of Sustainable Innovation Ecosystems," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05626904.
• Tham, Wing Wah & Baslandze, Salomé & Sojli, Elvira & Liu, Leo, 2025, "Foundational Processes and Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19858, Jan.
• Gatopoulos, Georgios & Louka, Alexandros & Peppas, Konstantinos & Vettas, Nikolaos, 2025, "Resolving Bad Loans and Zombie Firms: The Case of Greece," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19868, Jan.
• de Sauvage Nolting, Rein & Voogd, Remko & Been, Wike & Lehr, Alex, 2026, "Stable as a rock or crumbling beneath the surface? A micro-level analysis of collective interest representation among small and medium-sized enterprises in the Netherlands," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number c75jq_v1, Jul, DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/c75jq_v1.
• Vasco Carvalho & Lukas Freund & Lukas B. Freund, 2026, "Firms as Foragers," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12841.
• Degryse, Hans & De Jonghe, Olivier & Gambacorta, Leonardo & Huylebroek, Cédric, 2024, "Bank Specialization and Corporate Innovation," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19606, Oct.
• Carvalho, V. M. & Freund, L. B., 2026, "Firms as Foragers," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, number 2659, Aug.
• Bergeaud, Antonin & Deter, Max & Greve, Maria & Wyrwich, Michael, 2025, "Migration and Innovation: The Impact of East German Inventors on West Germany’s Technological Development," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19837, Jan.
• De Haas, Ralph & González-Uribe, Juanita, 2024, "Public Policies for Private Finance," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19601, Oct.
• Josh Feng & Xavier Jaravel, 2026, "Who Hires Whom? Entrepreneurial Backgrounds and Labor Market Opportunities," Working Papers, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, number 26-45, Jul.
• Benkert, Jean-Michel & Letina, Igor, 2024, "Never-ending Search for Innovation," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19732, Dec.
• Zhang, Min & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2024, "Government reform and innovation performance in China," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19583, Oct.
• Mohamed Amine Errochdi & Zainab Saf & Abdellatif Maniali, 2026, "From e-compliance to smart taxation: Institutional pressures, digital trust, and SME adoption of AI-based tax tools in Morocco
  [De l'e-conformité à la fiscalité intelligente : Pressions institutionnelles, confiance numérique et adoption des outils," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05624548, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19002953.
• Barwick, Panle & Kwon, Hyuk-soo & Li, Shanjun & Wang, Yucheng & Zahur, Nahim Bin, 2024, "Industrial Policies and Innovation: Evidence from the Global Automobile Industry," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19660, Nov.
• Yu Chang & Linwei Li & Ruiqi Wei, 2026, "Navigating Entrepreneurial Orientation Paradoxes Under the Cross‑Border Stigma: An Organizational Virtue Perspective," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05704520, Jun, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-026-06372-y.
• Iftikhar, Zainab & Zaharieva, Anna, 2024, "Problem or Opportunity? Immigration, Job Search, Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Outcomes of Natives in Germany," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19657, Nov.
• Hoekman, Bernard & Sanfilippo, Marco & Santi, Filippo & Ticku, Rohit, 2024, "Government Demand and Firm Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19673, Nov.
• Bilgin, Nuriye Melisa & Faia, Ester & Ottaviano, Gianmarco, 2024, "Technology Spillovers, Diffusion and Rivalry in Firm Networks," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19804, Dec.
• Seo, Gangcheol & Paudel, Krishna P. & Nelson, Kelly, 2026, "Agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Convergence in the United States and the Role of Patents in TFP Growth," 2026 Annual Meeting, July 26 - 28, 2026, Kansas City, Missouri, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 404391, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.404391.
• Bøler, Esther Ann & Holtsmark, Katinka & Ulltveit-Moe, Karen Helene, 2024, "Shock Therapy for Clean Innovation: Within-firm Reallocation of R&D Investments," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19796, Dec.
• Fey, Sascha, 2026, "Overcoming Adversities in Innovation Projects with Innovation Resilience Behaviour," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), number 160986, May.
• Hanousek, Jan & Hramiak, Iryna & Megginson, William L. & Shamshur, Anastasiya, 2024, "Corporate Performance and Policies Under Scrutiny: Guilty by Association?," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19771, Dec.
• Martinez, Marco & Nuvolari, Alessandro & Vasta, Michelangelo, 2024, "Rails of Progress? Exploring the Nexus between Railroad Access and Innovation in Italy (19th-20th Centuries)," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 19812, Dec.
• James Bessen, 2026, "Non-reporting of R&D and Software," CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, number 26-21, Jul.
• Bouchra El Amrani & Mohamed-Larbi Aribou, 2026, "Le rôle de la communauté de pratiques dans la création des connaissances : enseignements d'une étude de cas multiple dans le secteur automobile," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05623460, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20177924.
• mohammed khaouja & Sanaa Dfouf & Kaoutar Errakha & Hanan Elharissi & Fekkak Hamdi, 2026, "Smarter Bridges: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Reshape University-Industry Technology Transfer," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05638557, Jun, DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2026.0170586.
• Taghizadeh, Rahim & Babazadeh Behestani, Salar & Arabsheibani, Reza, 2026, "The Impact of Technological Change on Employment: A Composite Indicator Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18814, Jul.
• Scott Kaplan & Ryan Raimondi, 2026, "The Impact of Publicly Funded Small Business Advisory Services: Firm Take-up and Performance in the United States," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2607.07849, Jul.
• Beatrice Di Marco & Giovanni Ferri & Marco Pini, 2026, "Do Cooperative Bank Ties Make Small Businesses Greener? Evidence from Italy," HURfuture Working Papers, HURfuture - Human Relations for the Future Research Center, number wphurf04, Aug.
• Campos, Francisco & Safir, Abla & Koffka, Celine & McKenzie, David & Zia, Bilal, 2026, "Selection or More Capital ? Experimental Evidence on High-Growth Entrepreneurs in Kenya," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 11432, Jul.
• Anna D’annunzio & Yassine Lefouili & Bruno Jullien & Leonardo Madio, 2026, "Mergers and Investments in New Products," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05680914, Jun, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2026.103291.
• Kumar, Labesh & Neumann, Rebecca, 2026, "Impact of Financial Development on Industrial R\&D: Evidence from OECD Countries," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128447, Mar.
• Siddiki Mohamadou Moktar, 2026, "CEO Personality Traits and SME Sustainability
  [Traits de personnalité du dirigeant et pérennité des petites et moyennes entreprises]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05629157, Apr.
• Motloutsi, Veronica & Viriri, Serestina & Samuels, Alexander, 2026, "Digital Transformation Capacity and Sustainable Development in South Africa’s Fintech Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A Critical Realist Framework," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number 87vbp_v2, Jul, DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/87vbp_v2.
• Bambe, Bao-We-Wal & Tamasiga, Phemelo, 2026, "Scaling green investment for SMEs in low- and middle-income countries through guarantees and blended finance," IDOS Policy Briefs, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn, number 20/2026, DOI: 10.23661/ipb20.2026.
• Abdellah Ait El Quadi & Mohamed Hangoure, 2026, "Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Oasis and Semi-Arid Regions: A Systematic Review
  [Entrepreneuriat social et développement durable dans les zones oasiennes et semi-arides : une revue systématique]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05631932, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19828659.