All Outputs (23)

Small firm finance and public policy (2003)
Journal Article
Lean, J., & Tucker, J. (2003). Small firm finance and public policy. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 10(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000310461367

Examines how a finance gap for small firms might be addressed by means of government policy to support informal financing initiatives. A review of both the finance and the government policy literature provides the basis for discussing and conceptuali... Read More about Small firm finance and public policy.

Diversification and performance in the UK defense industry (1997)
Journal Article
Tucker, J., Bishop, P., & Thomas, M. (1997). Diversification and performance in the UK defense industry. Defense Analysis, 13(3), 271-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/07430179708405737

This article examines the relationship between diversification and performance in the UK defence industry. The theoretical arguments which have been advanced to support a general link between diversification and performance are examined together with... Read More about Diversification and performance in the UK defense industry.

European taxation and capital investment (1996)
Journal Article
Pointon, J., Farrar, S., & Tucker, J. (1996). European taxation and capital investment. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 21(1), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/135184796337607

A simulated study is conducted of the relative tax incentives to capital investment in Europe. For 1994 required pre-tax rates of return vary from 8.5% for plant and machinery investments in Spain to l3.8% for commercial property in Ireland. Within i... Read More about European taxation and capital investment.