This paper provides a systematic literature review of research in the field of capital budgeting techniques (CBT) among small- and medium- sized firms. In total, 26 studies published between 1964 and 2017 were reviewed. It covers three areas: the type of CBT that have been used across sizes and locations; determinants associated with the choice of CBT; and the methods and analysis techniques used in previous studies. SWOT analysis was done to systematise the findings and to identify the shortcoming and strengths in existing literature. For each area, potential areas of research to further the field are suggested.

This study explores how Miles and Snow's (1978) typology of strategy relates to a firm's choice of capital budgeting techniques (CBT) when the firm operates in a competitive market. Furthermore, it explores how this relationship is contingent on entrepreneurial structure. The study is based on data from 62 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating on First North. The empirical data was collected using a survey and secondary data from annual reports and analysed with content analysis. The results show that an analyser strategy is positively related to the choice of sophisticated CBT, and a defender strategy is positively related to the choice of non-sophisticated CBT. Moreover, entrepreneurial structure positively moderates the relationship between prospector strategy and the choice of non-sophisticated CBT. The study also provides practical insights on how to align strategy, CBT, and structure among SMEs operating on competitive markets.

The aim of the paper is to understand how SMEs perceive professionalism its influences on the customer loyalty of the banks they work with. This is being explored through investigating the black box found in the relationship between these two concepts. The paper hypotheses that corporate image and relationship quality are the intervening variables in the professionalism relationship to customer loyally, while switching barriers are then serve as moderators of the relationship between corporate image and relationship quality and customer loyalty. The paper is based on a survey answered by 335 owners of SMEs in Sweden. The findings of the paper indicate that 1) increasing perception of banks’ professionalism has a positive impact on banks’ corporate image and on the relationship quality SME possesses, 2) increasing positive perception of the banks’ corporate image and increasing relationship quality leads to higher customer loyalty, 3) switching barriers do not moderate the relationship between perceived corporate image and relationship quality of the bank SME works with, 4) that perceived corporate image and relationship quality mediate the relationship between perceived professionalism of the bank in its influence on customer loyalty of SME to its bank.