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Corporate governance, organization and the firm : co-operation and outsourcing in the global economy
Morroni, Mario (contributor) - 2009
In recent years, applied studies have shown widespread, profound and increasing heterogeneity across firms in terms of their strategy, organization arrangement and performance. This book investigates the diversity of business firms, offering a picture of the different organizational settings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851944
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Small and medium-sized enterprises and the global economy
Susman, Gerald I. (contributor) - 2007
social responsibility (CSR) through the supply chain : an SME perspective / Craig H. Wood, Allen Kaufman -- A comparison of …' internationalization processes / Dave Crick, Martine Spence -- SME choice of export market and entry mode : theory and research. / Gerald I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419967
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Innovative methodologies in enterprise research
Hine, Damian (contributor); Carson, David (contributor) - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Teaching and research in small business enterprise marketing : a critique and some alternatives -- 3. 'If a picture paint a thousand words' : reaching beyond the traditional for alternative insights -- 4. Qualitative methodologies for enterprise research. -- 5. Quantitative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419971
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850571
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851801
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Fast growing firms in a slow growth economy : institutional conditions for innovation
Visintin, Francesca (contributor);  … - 2016
Europe needs more innovative companies that grow quickly and end up big. This book examines SME growth, innovation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419812
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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 … authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses … 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
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From industrial districts to local development : an itinerary of research
Becattini, Giacomo - 2003
From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474174
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Managing virtual teams
Ivanaj, Silvester - 2016
Part I what virtual teams are all about? -- 1. Evolutive definition of virtual teams -- 2. Emergence of virtual teams -- 3. Mapping the virtual team research field -- Part II virtual team inputs -- 4. Elements supporting virtuality within an organization -- 5. Inputs and characteristics of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419814
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Trust : forms, foundations, functions, failures, and figures
Nooteboom, B. - 2002
Trust deals with a range of questions such as: what are the roles of trust? What can we trust in? Can trust serve as an instrument for the governance of relations? Is trust a substitute, a precondition or an outcome of contracts? The author then goes on to analyse what trust is based on, what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419965