The subjective and objective resilience of the SME sector during the post-Covid era
*Mónika KutiCorresponding authorkutim@ktk.pte.huDepartment of Finance and AccountingFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsPécs, 7622, Hungary0000-0003-1739-650XView full profile → , Mónika Galambosné Tiszbergertiszbergerm@ktk.pte.huDepartment of Finance and AccountingFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsPécs, 7622, Hungary0000-0002-6940-5327View full profile →
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- Received:
- 08 Jan 2025
- Published Online:
- 28 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2084
- Pages:
- 2619–2627
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