摘要：The definition of what a small and a medium enterprise is, has become an obstacle to the research studies dealing with the development of these economic units. The adoption of qualitative, quantitative and mixed criteria appears as a solution. The advantages and inconvenients from the adoption of each of these criteria show the actual importance of looking for an homogeneous criterion that defines exactly what a small and a medium enterprise is. The groups that result from this particular criterion could be better evaluated from the economic, social and politic points of view.
其他摘要：The definition of what a small and a medium enterprise is, has become an obstacle to the research studies dealing with the development of theseeconomic units. The adoption of qualitative, quantitative and mixedcriteria appears as a solution. The advantages and inconvenients from the adoption of each of these criteria show the actual importance of looking for an homogeneous criterion that defines exactly what a small and a medium enterprise is. The groups that result from this particular criterion could be better evaluated from the economic, social and politic points of view.
关键词：Small and medium enterprise;qualitative criteria;quantitative criteria;mixed criteria;Pequena e média empresa;critérios quantitativos;critérios qualitativos;critérios mistos
其他关键词：Small and medium enterprise; qualitative criteria; quantitative criteria; mixed criteria
