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Networks, governance and economic development : bridging disciplinary frontiers
Landart, Cristina Iturrioz (contributor);  … - 2008
This compact and authoritative book brings together the topical themes of networks and governance to advance understanding of the determinants of local economic development in the context of increasingly global relationships
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851861
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851342
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The economics of networks
Casson, Mark (contributor); Della Giusta, Marina (contributor) - 2008
Networks have a widespread economic significance. They structure the way that market traders interact and configure relations within and between social groups, urban centres and nation states. Networks also determine patterns of authority and dominance in hierarchical organisations such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852244
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Clusters of innovation in the age of disruption
Engel, Jerome S. (ed.) - 2022
"This book is about innovation ecosystems, Clusters of Innovation (COI) and the Global Networks of Clusters of Innovation (GNCOI) they naturally form. What is innovation and why is it important to us? Innovation is nothing less than the ability for constructive response and adaptation to change....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013400356
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Cooperation, networks, and institutions in regional innovation systems
Fornahl, Dirk (ed.); Brenner, Thomas (ed.) - 2003
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of clusters which have reached different stages of maturity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473758
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Industrial agglomeration and new technologies : a global perspective
Tsuji, Masatsugu (contributor);  … - 2007
globalization : concentration vs. dispersion / Masatsugu Tsuji -- Iron town cluster : Yawata, its glory, decline and rebirth … comparative advantages, persistence and change in overall specialization / Luca De Benedictis -- Globalization, industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420058
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Local enterprises in the global economy : issues of governance and upgrading
Schmitz, Hubert (contributor) - 2004
upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. How globalization affects Italian industrial districts : the case of Brenta …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851407
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Clusters and globalisation : the development of urban and regional economies
Pitelis, Christos (contributor);  … - 2006
Clusters and Globalisation brings together scholars with different perspectives and theoretical groundings, and from different disciplines, to consider conceptual arguments and case study material. In doing so the volume identifies key characteristics and requirements of the forms of cluster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851518
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Industrial location and economic integration : centrifugal and centripetal forces in the new Europe
Dluhosch, Barbara - 2000
view of the consequences of globalization. Barbara Dluhosch carefully identifies and analyses the main pillars of the new … globalization. Finally, the policy implications of this are critically evaluated by drawing on experiences of European economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473890
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The global challenge to industrial districts : small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan
Guerrieri, Paolo (ed.); Iammarino, Simona (ed.);  … - 2001
The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out … characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice … demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474126