The main topic of the conference is to focus on how networks and knowledge transfer can help firms increase their global competitiveness by fostering innovative and entrepreneurial behavior. Sub-topics: Methodological challenges and research methods; Opportunity generation and early business...

The 27th RENT conference will explore the interaction between entrepreneurship, institutions and competitiveness. We will highlight how formal and informal institutions, evolving over time, impact entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial behaviour and, ultimately, contribute to...

Tracks · Financial crises and its impact on SMEs · Competitivenes of SMEs · Women and gender issues · Micro-Financing issues · Entrepreneurship · Electronic commerce, Technology transfer · Human resource management · Government policy · The role of SMEs in economic development and...