Financial Communication in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXI

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2. Introduction

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 1-4

3. Financial Communication in the Context of Information Economics

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 5-21

4. Financial Communication in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 23-35

5. Patents in Financial Communication

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 37-46

6. Empirical Analysis of Patent’s Relevance for Financial Communication

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 47-80

7. Conclusion and Outlook

   • Alexander Zureck

   Pages 81-82

8. Back Matter

   Pages 83-95

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To ensure refinancing opportunities for SMEs, answers for bridging the information gap between investor and company are needed; in this context, capital markets are becoming increasingly important. Alexander Zureck focuses on patents as an example of intangible assets and on their importance for the financial communication between SMEs and the capital market. A positive correlation between patent application and stock price development underscores the importance of patents. Based on his findings, the author recommends to take patents and other intangible assets into company's financial communication.

• Communication
• Finance
• Investor Relation
• Medium-Sized Enterprises
• Patent

• dips, FOM Hochschule, Essen, Germany

  Alexander Zureck

While Alexander Zureck studied business administration at FOM University of Applied Sciences, he worked in market research and in a bank. Today, he works for the FOM University of Applied Sciences in the field of financial research and he consults small and medium-sized enterprises.

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