Product Tankers: Demand Could Be Ramping Up Summary Shipbroker Gibson’s latest weekly note points to a possible short-term respite for the product tanker market after refinery activity hit an all-time high of ~85 mbd over the summer. Strong refinery runs pushed seaborne clean petroleum product (CPP) exports to a 16-month high, led by the Middle […]
Starmer has until May to turn things around, say MPs and unions Summary MPs and union figures are warning that Keir Starmer and Labour face a critical deadline in May to improve their standing with voters. The article reports mounting internal pressure for clearer messaging and sharper electoral strategy ahead of key tests. While details […]
Assessing Predictor Robustness in Healthcare Consumer Research: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach Summary This study applies Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) to test which service-design elements in diabetes education are robust predictors of consumer outcomes. Using data from diabetes education programmes at six hospitals, the authors compare relational quality (trust in health educators), types of knowledge […]
Tanker Market Stages August Recovery Summary Dirty tanker spot freight rates largely recovered in August after prior declines, with Suezmax leading the rebound. OPEC’s monthly report shows Suezmax rates up 34% month-on-month (m-o-m) and 38% year-on-year (y-o-y). VLCCs gained mainly on East of Suez routes (+11% m-o-m) and Aframax averages rose, though with regional variation. […]
External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England Article Date: 20 December 2024Authors: Amr Khafagy, Thao Nguyen, Matthew Gorton, Jeremy Phillipson Summary This study uses the UK Longitudinal Small Business Survey and an extended pooled ordered probit model (with firm- and year-effects) to test how external finance affects turnover growth for […]
Predicting viability of small businesses on the edge of failure Article Date: 2024 (audits 2011–2019) Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472778.2024.2435506?af=R Article Image: (none provided) Summary This paper evaluates 520 Dutch viability audits (2011–2019) of small businesses in financial distress and shows that traditional financial ratios lose predictive power once firms are already distressed. By integrating firm dynamics, […]
Business model innovation and SME performance and performance variability: The role of CEO persistence Summary This study examines how business model innovation (BMI) affects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), not only in terms of average performance but also the variability (risk) of outcomes. Drawing on dynamic capabilities and upper echelons theory, the authors test whether […]
The power of people in family firms Article Meta Article Date: 08 Nov 2024 Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472778.2024.2418863?af=R Article Image: Cover image Summary This article is the editorial introduction to a special collection (Theories of Family Enterprise) that centres on the human side of family firms. The authors review, integrate and extend five papers that examine […]
Making the case for digital transformation: Digital entrepreneurship and on-demand service innovation Summary This empirical paper examines how digital entrepreneurship drives on-demand service innovation and links that innovation to firm performance. Using a sample of South Korean enterprises, the authors show that appointing a dedicated person responsible for digital transformation significantly improves a firm’s ability […]
Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance Article Meta data Article Date: 01 Nov 2024 Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472778.2024.2418026?af=R Article Title: Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance Article Image: Journal cover Summary This empirical study of 437 manufacturing SMEs […]
