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In this innovative book, international scholars investigate trust and its role in relation to the entrepreneurial behaviour of small firms across a variety of institutional and cultural settings. The contributors draw on original empirical material from a number of West European and East...
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This highly original book represents a major advance in the use of patents to compare countries' technological competitiveness. It tabulates and analyses 280,000 United States patents from countries across the world over a ten year period. Specifically, these patents were granted to...
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economies, and in particular the SME sector, can be transformed …pt. 1. Key drivers of a globally competitive SME sector in the EU -- pt. 2. MNEs, SMEs and industrial development …
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This insightful Handbook focuses on behaviour, performance and relationships in small and entrepreneurial firms. It introduces a variety of contemporary topics, research methods and theoretical frameworks that will provide cutting edge analysis, stimulate thought, raise further questions and...
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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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progress in the theory and practice of family business research. In response to the extensive growth of family business as a … Melin, and Mattias Nordqvist -- The professionalization of family firms : theory and practice / Lucrezia Songini … : an exploratory study / Kristin Cappuyns -- Family and cultural forces : shaping entrepreneurship and SME development in …
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Asia is highly regarded as one of the fastest growing regions in the world, and this unique Handbook focuses on the internationalization process and entrepreneurial dynamics of small business within the continent. Using a clear and consistent style, the Handbook examines more than 40 countries...
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book identifies patterns and builds a theory of international entrepreneurship in Europe …
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The case studies and analyses developed in this timely book provide insight into the structural features of small and medium-sized firms in the information technology sector, and the implications of these features for the careers of people who are employed by them
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This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...
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