Despite many of New Zealand's current economic successes, a transformation of the country's economy from its dependence on agricultural commodities towards a stronger reliance on modern, knowledge-based businesses is called for. It will require a major contribution from the country's small...

The European Charter for Small Enterprises recognises that small firms are the backbone of the European economy. Yet books on the topic are few. An author requires courage to cover such a large set of different views, perceptions and realities about entrepreneurship, even within the limited area...

It is commonly remarked that Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of many different economies around the world, but the extent to which such national trends form part of a quantifiable larger global pattern has rarely, if ever, been examined. It is not unusual to hear...

The rapid increase in the globalization of businessesin recent yearscan be attributed to two events:the downfall of thenation-state as the main macroeconomic unit of international economic activityand the departure of the stand-alone firm as the essential unit ofcompetition.The decreased...