Europe needs more innovative companies that grow quickly and end up big. This book examines SME growth, innovation and …

entrepreneurship: Current states and future directions / Jonas Gabrielsson -- 2. Governance theory: Origins and implications for … growing firms and IPOs -- 11. An engagement theory of governance: The dynamics of governance structures in high growth, high …

' internationalization processes / Dave Crick, Martine Spence -- SME choice of export market and entry mode : theory and research. / Gerald I … social responsibility (CSR) through the supply chain : an SME perspective / Craig H. Wood, Allen Kaufman -- A comparison of …

-- 12. Issues in cross-national comparisons applied to building theory on informal innovation in SMEs -- 13. Marketing …

area, and often results in myths and misconceptions upon which SME policies and support programmes have been developed and …

, S. and O. Hart (1986), 'The Cost and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration', Journal of …. 497-503. -- Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling (1976), 'Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs, and … Structure of Ownership and the Theory of the Firm', Journal of Law and Economics, XXVI (2), June, 375-90 -- Henry G. Manne (1965 …

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 …