1. Information Technology and the Performance of Japanese SMEs

   • Masayuki Morikawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 177

2. Job Creation Process in a Transition Economy

   • Mateja Drnovsek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 188

3. The Shadow of Death – An Emperical Analysis of the Pre-Exit Performance of New German Firms

   • Matthias Almus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 201

4. Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership

   • Robert W. Fairlie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 218

5. Does Bank Consolidation Hurt the Small Business Borrower?

   • James H. Rauch
   • Jill M. Hendrickson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 226

6. The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Startups

   • Niels Bosma
   • Mirjam van Praag
   • Gerrit de Wit

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 236

7. An Explanation of the Life Span of New French Firms

   • Rafik Abdesselam
   • Jean Bonnet
   • Nicolas Le Pape

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 254

8. Transmission of Risk-Averse Behavior in Small Firms

   • Dennis Patrick Leyden
   • Albert N. Link

   OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 259