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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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Entrepreneurship and the growth of firms
Davidsson, Per - 2006
In this book, three leading scholars have integrated some of their most important research in order to answer these questions on firm growth. The result is a volume that builds on studies of many thousands of firms in several different projects. It offers deep insights into the firm growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851464
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The growth of firms : a survey of theories and empirical evidence
Coad, Alex - 2009
Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalogue of empirical work, as well as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850784
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Firm size, innovation, and market structure : the evolution of industry concentration and instability
Mazzucato, Mariana - 2000
Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure. The book begins by reviewing the connection between these variables from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473868
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Research handbook on corporate social responsibility in context
Örtenblad, Anders (contributor) - 2016
Preface -- Part I. background and introduction -- 1. Introduction: establishing the art of contextualizing CSR as a research area / Anders Örtenblad -- 2. Corporate social responsibility as concept and activity: an overview / Serra Görpe and Burcu Öksüz -- 3. The importance of context in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419835
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Handbook of research methods in corporate social responsibility
Crowther, David (contributor);  … - 2017
Contents: Introduction / David Crowther and Linne Marie Lauesen -- Part I: Methodology planning -- 1. Grounded theory in corporate social responsibility research / Vilma Žydžiūnaitė and Loreta Tauginienė -- 2. Using a mixed methods approach for corporate social responsibility research /...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419955
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Research handbook of responsible management
Laasch, Oliver (ed.); Suddaby, Roy (ed.);  … - 2020
Contents -- Part I: Setting the stage -- 1. Mapping the emerging field of responsible management: domains, spheres, themes, and future research / Oliver Laasch, Roy Suddaby, R. Edward Freeman and Dima Jamali -- 2. Can management ever be responsible? Alternative organizing and the three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294210
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International business under adversity : a role in corporate responsibility, conflict prevention, and peace
Suder, Gabriele G. S. (contributor) - 2008
What is the role of international business in this dilemma? How and why do international corporations maximize value beyond core strategy and partners through corporate responsibility? This informative and accessible resource expands the readers' understanding of the ways in which profit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850598