This paper identifies and briefly describes 20 entrepreneurial businesses throughout the CARIFORUM countries that, with additional resources, have the potential for growth, to accelerate the economic transformation process throughout the region and, from an overall perspective, enhance the...

This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...

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...

The topics covered in the chapters of the report were presented and discussed in a conference organized by the IDB in Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the future, the Trinidad and Tobagp economy remains overly...

The purpose of the article is to identify and analyze scenarios of business development in the agricultural machinery market under conditions of international trade integration using the case of present-day Russia and to determine the need for state support for domestic production. As a...

Considers the forces shaping European Business Schools. Changes in participation rates in higher education carry implications for customer power in management education. A relevant and attractive philosophy will be required in business schools enabling them to deliver the right competences in a...