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Creating ecological value : an evolutionary approach to business strategies and the natural environment
Boons, Frank - 2009
Firms adopt a wide variety of ecological strategies, ranging from the development of innovative products with reduced environmental impact to lobbying against governmental attempts to set standards for the way in which firms deal with the natural environment. This book explores this variety and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850733
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Networks, governance and economic development : bridging disciplinary frontiers
Landart, Cristina Iturrioz (contributor);  … - 2008
This compact and authoritative book brings together the topical themes of networks and governance to advance understanding of the determinants of local economic development in the context of increasingly global relationships
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851861
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The economics of networks
Casson, Mark (contributor); Della Giusta, Marina (contributor) - 2008
Networks have a widespread economic significance. They structure the way that market traders interact and configure relations within and between social groups, urban centres and nation states. Networks also determine patterns of authority and dominance in hierarchical organisations such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852244
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Clusters of innovation in the age of disruption
Engel, Jerome S. (ed.) - 2022
cluster of innovation, that helps build the resiliency of our communities to adsorb and rebound from these shocks. The process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013400356
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Cooperation, networks, and institutions in regional innovation systems
Fornahl, Dirk (ed.); Brenner, Thomas (ed.) - 2003
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of clusters which have reached different stages of maturity....
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Local enterprises in the global economy : issues of governance and upgrading
Schmitz, Hubert (contributor) - 2004
-- 7. Upgrading in the tile industry of Italy, Spain and brazil : insights from cluster and value chain analysis -- 8 …. Local upgrading strategies in response to global challenges : the surgical instrument cluster of Tuttlingen, Germany -- 9 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851407
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The global challenge to industrial districts : small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan
Guerrieri, Paolo (ed.); Iammarino, Simona (ed.);  … - 2001
The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out … model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They … demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474126
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Innovation and entrepreneurship : successful start-ups and businesses in emerging economies
Welter, Friederike (contributor); Aidis, Ruta (contributor) - 2008
economy, followed by the presentation of a case study of a successful SME …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851082
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Fast growing firms in a slow growth economy : institutional conditions for innovation
Visintin, Francesca (contributor);  … - 2016
Europe needs more innovative companies that grow quickly and end up big. This book examines SME growth, innovation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419812
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SME performance : separating myth from reality
Watson, John - 2010
researchers and practitioners. This enlightening book investigates the pitfalls which have affected the assessment of SME …pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. SME performance -- pt. 3. Comparing the performance of female- and male-controlled SMEs … -- pt. 4. Growth financing for SMEs -- pt. 5. Networking and SME performance -- pt. 6. Conclusions …
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