Previous research on the internationalization of the small firm explored the relationship between the adoption of a global orientation and strategic thinking. However, there was a difference in opinion between those arguing that there is a positive relationship between the two variables and...

Local contextual factors and circumstances areseen to influence the entrepreneur. Current thinking proposes that localenterprise cooperation is a key element of economic development initiatives.Economic activity is seen as socially embedded, which usually implies localembeddedness. This...

In-migrants make disproportionately positivecontributions to the creation of new ventures in rural England. This studyexplores three questions: (1) Are in-migrant entrepreneurs different from theirlocally-born counterparts? (2) To what extent does the origin of the in-migrantentrepreneur affect...

Kalantaridis C., Vassilev I. and Fallon G. Enterprise strategies, governance structure and performance: a comparative study of global integration, Regional Studies. This paper is positioned within a voluminous body of literature exploring the processes of global integration. The research...

Labrianidis L., Kalantaridis C. and Dunford M. Delocalization of economic activity: agents, places and industries, Regional Studies. Global integration and the delocalization of economic activity have been two interrelated and defining trends of the last forty years or so. In deciphering these...