Arbeitspapier
Why don't we see more Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?
This paper identifies the specific external barriers to SME development in Lithuania. An analysis of 332 SME owners reveals that formal barriers (taxes, frequent changes to and ambiguity of tax policies) and environmental barriers (low purchasing power, lack of funds for business investment) form the most significant barriers for SME businesses. Informal barriers (late payment to clients, corruption, government interference) were secondary in significance. By grouping together variables according to barrier types, and using regression analysis, the inter-linkages between barrier types becomes evident. Our results suggest that the effect of business barriers is intensified by corruption, lack of information and inadequate business skills.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 02-038/2
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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SMEs
business barriers
Lithuania
transition economics
institutional theory
entrepreneurship
KMU
Entrepreneurship-Ansatz
Übergangswirtschaft
Institutionalismus
Litauen
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Aidis, Ruta
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
- (where)
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (when)
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2002
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Aidis, Ruta
- Tinbergen Institute
Time of origin
- 2002
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