But experience shows that smaller (or less sophisticated/mature) businesses don’t handle (or even know about) all the regulations as well as large ones. De jure you are right but de facto you are not.
The analysis of data from 632 firms from both OECD and non-OECD countries indicates that in general, SMEs [small/medium enterprises] have used advanced technologies less than larger firms in the past and received a lower payoff. They also expect to use such these technologies less in the future.
But experience shows that smaller (or less sophisticated/mature) businesses don’t handle (or even know about) all the regulations as well as large ones. De jure you are right but de facto you are not.
If you’re claiming de facto, I would like to see some evidence :-P
It is more difficult to come up with evidence than I expected but at least I found this
http://www.jnbit.org/upload/Hyland_Kennedy_Mellor-2-2-2004.pdf
I believe in this instance he was reasoning alethically. De facto you are not necessarily correct.