Romanian business environment is constantly changing, recording successive fluctuations, both in terms of growth and those regarding the "performance" factor. As a result, the development of entrepreneurship has transformed over the last decade in a process generating economic growth and...

Expansion of entrepreneurship, both as a concept and as a representative of the level of economic development, is closely related to the performance of small and medium sized enterprises, while the latter established themselves as a catalyst for business environment. From this view, we point out...

The objective of this research is to develop a structural form probability of default model for small and medium-sized enterprises, dealing with the methodological issues which arise in the modelling of small commercial loan portfolios, and to test the applicability of the model in practice....

The knowledge management and the innovation process play an important role in our changing word of business. The innovative thinking of the entrepreneurs and managers is a trend in the recent years. The paper presents a new perspective on the link of KM, collective intelligence and innovation....

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...

Globalization poses the imperative for firms to link with other actors and find new ways to interact and learn from the relationship. Employing original empirical evidence and featuring new case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua, Upgrading to Compete shows that the form of...

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...