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innovations. While past typologies of innovation networking were defined at the level of firms or industries, the purpose of this … 594 innovations in Dutch small firms, cluster analysis is applied to develop a typology of networking patterns for … innovation in small firms. Findings – In total, six patterns of innovation networking were identified: supplier‐based, customer …
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adjoining rural county of Peonia, sets out to explore the processes of subcontracting and production networking. Aims to …
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benchmarking. The cycle of success, which includes the strategies of networking, benchmarking, mentoring and continuous improvement …
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The issue of quality remains an integral feature of the discourse on small firm development. Unfortunately, two potentially conflicting approaches to this issue are evident. There is the essentially prescriptive “consultancy” school which often provides technical solutions uninformed by...
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Adopting an entrepreneurial orientation is accepted as strategy through which to improve the performance of small firms …
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theories of networking, creativity, opportunity recognition and word of mouth marketing are much more valid in terms of their …
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The entrepreneurial marketing paradigm is open to several interpretations. One such is that we should consider, in particular, the behaviour of small firms, and in particular, small entrepreneurial firms; another interpretation is to argue for the building of a completely new, and substantive,...
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There has been little research on the processes of providing support to new firm entrepreneurs, and little evaluation of the provision of support to existing small firm entrepreneurs through advice, counselling or consultancy. Despite this lack of research, support for new firm entrepreneurs has...
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Entrepreneurs and innovation go together like the proverbial horse and carriage. Entrepreneurs seek opportunities and innovations often provide the instrument for them to succeed. However, certain cultural and structural attributes are inherent within a society which can emphasize...
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