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Industrial innovation and firm performance : the impact of scientific knowledge on multinational corporations

Kafouros, Mario I. - 2008

performance of multinational corporations, and the conditions under which companies benefit from their technological discoveries … innovation and firm productivity performance, the book also investigates a number of additional issues including the costs of R … and R&D, productivity and firm performance, the economics of technological change, and knowledge management. As the author …

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Universities and strategic knowledge creation : specialization and performance in Europe

Bonaccorsi, Andrea (contributor); Daraio, Cinzia (contributor) - 2007

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by...

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Necessity entrepreneurs : microenterprise education and economic development

Brewer, Jeremi (contributor); Gibson, Stephen W. (contributor) - 2014

'This groundbreaking exploration of the concept of necessity entrepreneurship cuts to the heart of the culture wars with potential ramifications for public policy. Central to this volume is the question, "What is culture?" The politically incorrect conclusion that some cultures are...

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Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases

Alberti, Fernando G. (contributor) - 2008

Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms

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The cutting edge : innovation and entrepreneurship in New Europe

Welter, Friederike (contributor); Aidis, Ruta (contributor) - 2008

This original selection of case studies from eight new EU member countries looks at the ability of entrepreneurs to develop innovative and successful firms in an environment of turbulent social and economic change

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Entrepreneurship and public policy

Smallbone, David (contributor) - 2010

policy and entrepreneurial entry /William M. Gentry, R. Glenn Hubbard --Taxation and the performance of technology based … --Burden on business? Reviewing the evidence base on regulation and small business performance /John Kitching --Intervention in … effect of soft business support upon small firm performance /Colin Wren, David J. Storey --Differential gains from business …

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Small and medium sized enterprises in East Asia : sectoral and regional dimensions

Harvie, Charles (ed.); Lee, Boon-Chye (ed.) - 2008

This fourth volume in the Studies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia series focuses on regional and sectoral dimensions in a number of regional economies and economic sectors. The contributors place special emphasis on the importance of SME networking and clustering initiatives...

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The Chinese economy in the 21st century : enterprise and business behaviour

Krug, Barbara (ed.); Hendrischke, Hans J. (ed.) - 2007

China's long-term economic success is driven by new firms, new sectors and new business practices. This book explores the establishment of new private firms and listed companies, the development of knowledge industries, in particular the IT and banking sectors and the co-evolution of public...

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Entrepreneurship, industrial location and economic growth

Arauzo-Carod, Josep Maria (ed.); … - 2007

This book examines the interrelations between entrepreneurship, industrial location and economic growth. Thus, it covers a wide range of topics, including: the economic impact of entrepreneurship; industry dynamics; growth and survival of firms; firm location and globalisation patterns; and...

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SME performance : separating myth from reality

Watson, John - 2010

The performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been a subject of continual interest to both … performance in much of the past research …pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. SME performance -- pt. 3. Comparing the performance of female- and male-controlled SMEs …

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