Recently bibliometrics techniques are being widely used to complement traditional qualitative reviews of the literature in given scientific areas. The majority of these reviews are based in large databases of articles published in ISI indexed journals, overlooking the richness of studies that...

Extant literature on FDI entry modes and corruption tend to convey the idea that corruption leads to the choice of low equity, i.e. joint-ventures with local partners, or non-equity modes, namely export and contracting, in order to avoid the contact with corrupt state officials. Recently, some...

Given the (increasing) view point that firms’ internationalization strategy is the unique path to overcome the Portuguese dismissal economic growth, the present paper offers a comprehensive picture of the internationalization behavior of Portuguese SME, constituting therefore an important tool...

The impact of human capital on foreign direct investment (FDI) has been assessed in an essentially descriptive manner. In general, most quantitative studies focus on the macroeconomic level, that is, the level of countries. Microeconomic studies, with firms as the unit of analysis, are scarce...

Studies on the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Chinese economy have essentially focused on the relationship between FDI, productivity and economic growth, revealing a tendency toward sectoral and macroeconomic empirical studies. This work aims to complement these approaches and...

O artigo identifica as actividades empreendedoras e os municípios empreendedores em Portugal. Cerca de metade dos municípios portugueses respondentes possuem e/ou têm em curso actividades e iniciativas empreendedoras. A vasta maioria afirma ter obtido e/ou se candidatado a fundos de...

A área ‘internacional’ é frequentemente estudada a partir de perspectivas isoladas como a da Economia ou a das Relações Internacionais. No entanto, a respectiva multidisciplinaridade exige uma abordagem múltipla e combinada que raramente é encontrada na literatura científica. Em...

O crescimento quer em número quer em diversidade e popularidade dos chamados “Festivais de Verão”, a que temos assistido nos últimos anos em Portugal, justifica a oportunidade e o interesse de uma análise sobre a eficácia dos seus patrocínios e, consequentemente, sobre o impacto nas...

Export Promotion Agencies (EPAs) have been in operation in developed countries since the beginning of the 20th century to improve the competitiveness of firms by increasing knowledge and competences applied to export market development. Some studies exists on the influence of organizational...

Despite the fact that a very significant proportion of the human population is living with financial difficulties and other constraints typical of poverty, scientific studies in the areas of Economics and especially in International Economics that address the issue of poverty and of poor...