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Porter and Weihrich: Two Faces of a Strategic Matrix for Developing the Portuguese Molds Industry

Leitão, João; Deodato, Carlos - EconWPA - 2005

The Portuguese producers of Molds are in its majority of small or medium dimension, competing in highly competitive international markets and using processes, which incorporate new technologies. The present study aims to identify the strategic quadrants for developing the Portuguese Molds...

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Open Innovation Clusters: The Case of Cova da Beira Region (Portugal)

Leitão, João - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

. Furthermore, it aims to present a normative model for networking knowledge clusters, that is, traditional clusters that are … emergent clusters that include Bioscience, Biotechnology, Multimedia, Tourism, Health, and Knowledge. In this paper, the basic … framework about clusters was expanded, taking as reference the studies of Porter (1985, 1990, 1998, 2005), Feldman (1994 …

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Determinants of the acquisition of smaller firms by larger incumbents in high-tech industries : are they related to innovation and technology sourcing?

Wagner, Marcus (contributor) - 2007

Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management. In particular, firms frequently face significant technological challenges since these industries has a long history of radical innovations which are taking place through...

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Protecting the Supply Chain : Differentiating Financial Distress at Large and Small Suppliers

Platt, Harlan D. - 2012

The paper examines whether it is better to separate a model/sample to account for differences between large and small firms when developing a predictive tool to identify which companies are likely to become distressed, and therefore at risk to the supply chain. Previous research has scaled data...

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Impact of Virtualization Process on the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Sized Firms

Najda-Janoszka, Marta - 2012

This article presents an analysis of the impact of virtualization process on competitiveness of small and medium sized firms. The developed methodology for measuring the level of organizational virtualness has been effectively applied to a wide range of businesses, both large and the smallest...

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Dynamic Assistance to Small Businesses from the Government of El Salvador

Theodore, John - 2018

The purpose of this article was to indicate the dynamic and systematic assistance small Salvadoran businesses receive from the Government of the Republic of El Salvador, expose the discrepancies that still exist among small business organizations, and demonstrate the corrective and developmental...

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Determinants and Dynamics of Business Aspirations : Evidence from Small-scale Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Market

Dalton, Patricio S. - 2018

Small-scale entrepreneurs are ubiquitous in emerging market economies, yet very few graduate to become larger businesses. We ask whether such entrepreneurs even aspire to grow, and if so, on which dimensions of the business? What factors influence these aspirations, how realistic are they, and...

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Small Business Recovery after Covid-19

McLaughlin, Patrick A. - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is precipitating an unprecedented economic downturn, and small businesses are likely to bear the brunt of it. The US government has taken some steps to lessen the damage to small businesses, but these steps impose large costs on the federal government (and taxpayers), and...

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Determining Factors in Innovation of Small Firm Networks : A Case of Cross Industry Groups in Japan

Fukugawa, Nobuya - 2006

We examine the relationship between network characteristics and innovation under different phases of innovation. Based on micro data of cross industry groups, small firm networks for knowledge sharing and Ramp;D cooperation, we show that close-knit networks, represented as dense communication...

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A Review on the Importance of E-Commerce for SMEs in Pakistan

Khaskheli, Asadullah - 2017

E-commerce becomes important factor of success for both large organizations and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as it helps to reduce transaction cost, approach larger untapped markets and avoid intermediaries. However, the published research has mainly focused on the role of e-commerce in...

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