Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic: the antecedents of success among European SMEs
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Chit, M., Croucher, R. and Rizov, M. 2023. Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic: the antecedents of success among European SMEs. European Management Review. 20 (1), pp. 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12525
Type | Article |
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Title | Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic: the antecedents of success among European SMEs |
Authors | Chit, M., Croucher, R. and Rizov, M. |
Abstract | We research the antecedents of relative success among SMEs in avoiding temporary or permanent closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigate the roles of firm-specific resources and state support policies in influencing SME fortunes, in a sizeable group of European countries covered in the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES). Using resource dependency, Varieties of Capitalism and Systems theories, we find that innovative capacities, institutional connectedness, governance and management experience were major antecedents of success across all SMEs. Significant differences in outcomes were found between SMEs operating in old and new EU member states, and non-EU countries. |
Keywords | COVID-19 ; enterprise survival; government support; innovativeness; SMEs; World Bank Enterprise Survey |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Research Group | Employment Relations group |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | European Management Review |
ISSN | 1740-4754 |
Electronic | 1740-4762 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 May 2022 |
Mar 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Jun 2022 |
Submitted | 28 Jan 2021 |
Accepted | 09 May 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Restricted |
Copyright Statement | © 2022 The Authors. European Management Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Management (EURAM). |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12525 |
Language | English |
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