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The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of the topics of study in SME's corporate finance. This research is based on 108 papers published in the last 10 years in six prestigious scientific journals in the field of entrepreneurship and SME management: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Small Business Management, Revue internationale PME and Small Business Economics. The integral text of the retained articles is the basis to identify its topic of research which is classified a posteriori in one of the following categories : venture capital, business start-up, financing conditions, entrepreneurship, valuation, financial management, financial objective, financial performance, research, capital structure and organi-zational structure. These topics of research are also analyzed relative to Pettit and Singer's (1985) recommendations as to what should be the research avenues to be followed in SME's corporate finance ; the gaps between the suggested research paths and the topics that were effectively studied are analyzed and discussed. The results show clearly the great diversity of authors, a strong concentration around a small number of research topics and a lack of interest for other avenues of research that are otherwise considered important for the development of knowledge in SME's finance.
Keywords: Finance corporative, Recherche, Connaissances, Épistémologie, Méta-analyse
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