This book presents but a few examples of the many Bank-financed productive activities carried out by the people of the region, and pays tribute to the women and men who, in their efforts to succeed, daily renew their hopes for a better future. In addition, the book pays tribute to the...

This document represents a contribution made by the Tripartite Committee comprising the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Pathways to...

This publication analyzes the profile of entrepreneurs and how they create high-growth businesses in 13 countries in Latin America, East Asia and southern Europe. It also offers case studies of entrepreneurship development policies and programs in the Americas and Europe. The comparative...

This paper is focused on the study of motivational and success factors of entrepreneurs in Serbia with respect to the basic methodological approach developed by Chu (using principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation). The objective of the research was to analyse the motives of...

European economy is still experiencing a difficult period in terms of recovery. Efforts are directed towards the accumulation of growth to an extent that growth trend to be positive. An engine of growth in Europe is represented by small and medium enterprises, generating jobs and sustaining...

In this paper we examine the perceptions of entrepreneurs and other concerned individuals: which factors do they consider critical for success in the innovation process? From the perspective of the respondents, the entrepreneur is the most important factor in the innovation process. Internal...

This paper focuses on the access of independent French SMEs to bank lending and analyzes whether the observed evolution of credit to SMEs over the recent period was "demand driven" as a result of the decrease in firms' activity and investment projects or was "supply driven" with an increase in...

To define the portfolio of a service-oriented company, some consultants found useful the development and offer for a special product, different from the services and products available for other consultants. It is easy to realize that such special product (which can be a training package, a...

The main objective of our paper is the study of human resources management in SMEs in Dolj County. Through our research we emphasize and demonstrate the importance of human resources in the maintaining process of stability and in perpetuating the viability of this dynamic sector – the one of...