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Wo liegt der Kern des deutschen Mittelstands?

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  • Oliver Arentz
  • Leonard Münstermann

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The Mittelstand is deemed to be a particular strength of the German economy. In international comparison, though, the contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the economy is larger in many southern European countries. In this article, we argue that SMEs do not capture the core of the German Mittelstand, which instead lies in medium-sized companies larger than the current SME defi nition. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • Oliver Arentz & Leonard Münstermann, 2013. "Wo liegt der Kern des deutschen Mittelstands?," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 93(9), pages 622-628, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:93:y:2013:i:9:p:622-628
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-013-1574-5
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    1. Bartz, Wiebke & Winkler, Adalbert, 2016. "Flexible or fragile? The growth performance of small and young businesses during the global financial crisis — Evidence from Germany," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 196-215.

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    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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