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Network knowledge in international business

Lundan, Sarianna M. (contributor) - European International Business Academy <Maastricht, … - 2002

This book focuses on current cutting-edge research concerning the increasing strategic importance of subsidiary networks to the multinational firm. It combines contributions from three major related areas of inquiry: the changing theoretical conception of networks and the structure of the...

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Alliance capitalism and corporate management : entrepreneurial cooperation in knowledge based economies

Dunning, John H. (contributor); Boyd, Gavin (contributor) - 2003

1. Relational assets, networks and international business activity -- 2. Alliance capitalism and macroeconomic policies -- 3. Alliance capitalism and microeconomic policies -- 4. Inter-firm R&D partnering in high technology industries -- 5. Financial liberalization, alliance capitalism and the...

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Business networks and strategic alliances in China

Clegg, Stewart R. (ed.); Wang, Karen (ed.); … - 2007

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how...

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International management of research and development

Birkinshaw, Julian M. (contributor); … - 2008

International Management of Research and Development brings together the most influential contributions to managing, organising and coordinating R&D and innovation on a global scale. In addition to papers on the fundamental principles, trends and drivers of international R&D, it covers...

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Industrial innovation and firm performance : the impact of scientific knowledge on multinational corporations

Kafouros, Mario I. - 2008

It has long been recognized that R&D plays a key role in the global battle for technological leadership. However, due to intense competition and rivals' imitations, firms are not always able to reap rewards from their innovations. Mario Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts...

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SME performance : separating myth from reality

Watson, John - 2010

researchers and practitioners. This enlightening book investigates the pitfalls which have affected the assessment of SME …pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. SME performance -- pt. 3. Comparing the performance of female- and male-controlled SMEs … -- pt. 4. Growth financing for SMEs -- pt. 5. Networking and SME performance -- pt. 6. Conclusions …

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Internationalization, entrepreneurship and the smaller firm : evidence from around the world

Jones, Marian (contributor) - 2009

1. Introduction. SME internationalization : current themes of study and modern challenges / Marian V. Jones ... [et al … -- 13. International new ventures : a new organizational form? / Rod B. McNaughton -- 14. Conclusion. SME …

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Managing complexity and change in SMEs : frontiers in European research

Poulfelt, Flemming (contributor); … - 2006

The process of founding new enterprises and making them grow and prosper is a far more convoluted undertaking than it was just a few decades ago. This book explores the complexity faced by today's entrepreneurs. Institutional boundaries, evolutionary perspectives and the intricacies of...

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The strategy of small firms : strategic management and innovation in the small firm

Mazzarol, Tim; Reboud, Sophie - 2009

Throughout the book, the authors offer a conceptual framework supported by original case study data to explain how and why a small firm should approach strategic planning, the forces influencing the planning process, and the nexus between innovation and planning. The majority of all businesses...

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Diversity in the knowledge economy and society : heterogeneity, innovation and entrepreneurship

Kaloudis, Aris (contributor); … - 2008

The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies,...

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