Report NEP-SBM-2026-11-02

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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• Hafsi Kenza & Brahim Gana, 2026, "Technological innovation and growth of non-hydrocarbon SMEs in Algeria: An empirical estimation," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05728852, Jan.
• Fernández, Gastón P. & Rammer, Christian & Czarnitzki, Dirk, 2026, "AI Adoption by Firms: Insights from the Literature and the German Innovation Survey," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18991, Oct.
• Aurelien Quignon, 2026, "The creation of energy startups: the role of environmental knowledge spillovers," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05785510, Jun, DOI: 10.17811/ebl.15.3.2026.215-230.
• Vivien Lefebvre, 2025, "When do workforce reductions pay off? A question of size and slack in privately held firms," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05777700, Apr, DOI: 10.1111/emre.70015.
• Nxumalo, Mpumelelo & Raju, Dhushyanth, 2026, "Formal Employment of Syrian Refugees in Turkish SMSEs : Employer Experience, Hiring Frictions, and Policy Priorities," The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series, The World Bank, number 216013, Oct.
• Sweta Patnaik, 0, "Transforming Textile Waste into Circular Value: Innovation, Community Participation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Micro and Small Enterprises," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, number 16117357.
• Alessandro Giacardi & Mathilde Maurel & Thomas Pernet, 2026, "Disasters and Innovation: Firm-Level Evidence from China," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, number 26009, Sep.
• Serafica, Ramonette B. & Oren, Queen Cel A., 2026, "A Snapshot of Innovation in the Philippine Services Sector: Findings from the 2021 Survey on Innovation Activities of Establishments," Research Paper Series, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, number RPS 2026-03, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/rps2026.03.
• Christian Sarfo & Joseph Owusu & Andrea Caputo & Konan A. Seny Kan, 2026, "Antifragility in entrepreneurial ecosystems: absorptive capacity, organizational learning, and startup performance," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05793235, Sep, DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2026.2737183.
• Cristiana Benedetti-Fasil & Giammario Impullitti & Omar Licandro & Petr Sedlacek & Adam Hal Spencer, 2026, "Heterogeneous Firms, Growth and the Long Shadows of Business Cycles," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 13087.
• Milad Abbasiharofteh & Pascal Grouiez & Frans Hermans, 2026, "Regional Market Trajectories for Green Innovation: The Case of European Biogas Plant Manufacturing," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, number 2626, Oct, revised Oct 2026.
• Mattia Casadei Gardini & Alessio Tomelleri & Roberto Gabriele, 2026, "The Persistence of Zombie Firms: a Cross-Country Analysis of Prevalence and Determinants," FBK-IRVAPP Working Papers, Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (IRVAPP), Bruno Kessler Foundation, number 2026-4, Oct.
• Sonia S. Siraz & Björn Claes & Sharon A. Alvarez, 2026, "The Effect of Ethnic Stereotypes and Evaluators’ Ethnic Identity on Funding-Worthiness: Evidence About Latinx Entrepreneurs in the United States," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05777380, Sep, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-026-06457-8.
• Gumpert, Anna & Manova, Kalina & Rujan, Cristina & Schnitzer, Monika, 2025, "Multinational firms and global innovation," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 141746, Mar.
• Omar Baday & Abdelouhab Hamliri & Ikram Lahdili, 2026, "The Impact of Digitalization on Management Control Effectiveness in Moroccan SMEs: The Case of the Construction Sector BTP
  [L'impact de la digitalisation sur l'efficacité du contrôle de gestion des PME Marocaines Cas du secteur BTP]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05727806, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21607482.
• Hyun Moh Shin, 2026, "he Innovation Effects of Vertical Spinoffs: Reconciling Minority Shareholder Protection and Innovation Policy under Korea’s Revised Commercial Act," Industrial Economic Review, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, number 023844, Aug.
• Parry, C., 2026, "Start-up Financing, Entry and Innovation," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, number 2682, Aug.
• Nirash Paija & Raja Timilsina & Rabindra Nepal & D’Maris Coffman, 2026, "From Power Shortages to Reliable Electricity: Grid Upgrading and Firm Performance in Nepal," CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, number 2026-89, Oct.
• Emanuel Namaiwa Barke & Khaireddine Jebsi, 2026, "Cost asymmetry and the R&D investment-decision game," Working Papers, CRESE, number 2026-14, Oct.
• Kom Campiranon, 0, "Mapping Government Innovation Portfolios: Evidence From Thailand?S Public Sector," Proceedings of Economics and Finance Conferences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, number 16217252.
• Ingrid Peignier & Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, 2026, "La fonction publique québécoise à l’ère des changements : perspective des jeunes employé(e)s de l’État," CIRANO Project Reports, CIRANO, number 2026rp-22, Oct.
• Mudiriza, Gibson & Martino, Samantha De & Cunningham, Wendy, 2026, "Supporting Small-Scale Micro-Entrepreneurship in South Africa’s Townships," The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series, The World Bank, number 210207, May.
• Marcelo Resende & Vicente Cardoso, 2026, "Firm Size Distribution and Power Laws in Brazil: Empirical Evidence," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 13085.
• Jennifer L. Kao & Tamar Oostrom, 2026, "Representation, Innovation, and Product Adoption," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35936, Oct.
• Carayannis, Elias G. & Zotas, Nikos R., 2026, "Bridging the foresight-action gap: A Behaviourally Enabled Strategic Foresight framework (BESF) for SMEs," Working Papers, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Economics, International Economics and Development Laboratory (IEDL), number 18.
• Hassan Raza Kazmi & Vivien Lefebvre, 2025, "Do Financial Analysts Penalize Excessive Growth? Evidence From IPOs," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05778259, Jul, DOI: 10.1002/jsc.70002.
• Marcos Medina-Tabares & Ferney Osorio & Manon Enjolras & Laure Morel, 2026, "Living labs for Impact assessment of public sector innovation ecosystems?," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05778043, Sep.
• Paul A. Gompers & Henry Woo, 2026, "Global Entrepreneurial Talent Flows: Widely Funded, Selectively Successful?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35943, Oct.