The main focus of this book is innovation for developing countries: what is the innovation for, what are the current conditions of the innovation, and how to effectively innovate in developing economies. It contains the latest insights and analyses of innovation based on intensive interviews as...

This book investigates how strategic marketing is influencing organizations’ innovation performance. It presents a structured study conducted on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to identify the correlation between innovation and strategic marketing in both Indian manufacturing and...

This book focuses on issues related to entrepreneurship and SME management on the African continent by providing insights from different conceptual, empirical and case studies. In doing so, it focuses on context-specific challenges for conducting entrepreneurial activities or business endeavors...

During the last two decades, Vietnam has been undergoing a process of deregulating economic activities and integrating into the global economy. The passing of the Enterprise Law in 1999, which facilitated the establishment of private enterprises, and the achievement of membership of the World...

Dieses Buch unterstützt mittelständische Unternehmer und Führungskräfte dabei, den Prozess der Unternehmensintegration nach Unternehmenszukäufen erfolgreich zu meistern und beliebte Fallstricke zu vermeiden. Denn mit dem Abschluss des Kaufvertrags beginnt erst die eigentliche Arbeit....

Chapter 1: Introduction to "Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries: New Drivers towards a Market Economy" -- Part 1: Entrepreneurship in Post-Transition Context -- Chapter 2: The influence of the motives of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth of developing countries in Southeast...

This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of...

This book covers the strategic use of continuous improvement (CI) techniques for manufacturing performance improvement. It focuses primarily on strategies that can be adopted by small and middle-sized enterprises in manufacturing in order to meet the global challenges and competition. The book...

This volume explores the ways in which knowledge and innovation impact business and economic sustainability, offering a wide-ranging and richly illustrated study of knowledge, innovation and sustainability of organizations from a dynamic capabilities perspective. In organizational theory,...