contributions by established scholars. Challenging contributions revisit Marshall's view on the management of innovation …

, evolutionary perspectives and the intricacies of management are the central themes in this study of entrepreneurs and SMEs in a … Labor Force, 1990-2000 / Frédéric Delmar, Karin Hellerstedt and Karl Wennberg -- 5. Innovation and the characteristics of …

inter alia to management, human resources, marketing and financing. Advanced innovation capabilities related to R&D and … activity, competitive intensity and the science base all influence the nature of small-firm innovation … innovation is successful entrants -- 5. Analysis of new-firm survival -- 6. Innovation : the key to success in small and medium …

Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry traces the discovery and development of drugs in Japan and the UK both …-asthmatic drugs -- 5. Histamine H2 antagonists -- 6. LHRH analogues -- 7. Three case studies of pharmaceutical innovation in Japan …

Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts of innovation and scientific knowledge on the productivity … benefit from innovation, and indicate that whilst some companies can turn technological advances into a powerful competitive … weapon, innovation for others is merely a defense mechanism. To provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between …

-- The effects of product diversification and international diversification on SMEs' innovation / Jane Wenzhen Lu, Zhijian Wu … Guay -- University research parks : untapped source of exports from innovation-based SMEs / Paul M. Swamidass, Venubabu … innovation challenges that increased global trade represents for SMEs. In doing so, it explores how SMEs can become more …

-- 12. Issues in cross-national comparisons applied to building theory on informal innovation in SMEs -- 13. Marketing … research and teaching synergies in innovation and enterprise -- 9. Action research for enterprise research. -- 10. Case … research for isolated SMEs -- 14. Understanding small business enterprise networking : a qualitative case approach. -- 15. The …

, technology and innovation -- pt. 4. Territory, industrial development and small firms -- pt. 5. The use of game theory in …

, Marco Pironti and Alison Rieple -- 4. Designing for disruption: strategic business model innovation / Julian Jenkins and Tim … Andrawes, Anitha Moorthy and Adela Mcmurray -- 6. The customer journey as a tool for business innovation and transformation …. Researching the design innovation process in a multinational: an empathic approach to the application of delphi technique / Mersha …

Europe needs more innovative companies that grow quickly and end up big. This book examines SME growth, innovation and …Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: innovation beyond national systems fragility: institutional bricolage … for SMEs growth / D. Lauto G. Pittino and F. Visintin -- Part I the context -- 2. Entrepreneurship and technological …