Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) in general and particularly innovative ones are becoming an increasingly important factor on the road to achieving smart, sustainable and comprehensive development. Because of their propensity to innovative undertaking and risk, SMEs contribute...

This paper puts forward the idea that the dynamics of national innovation systems is driven by the coevolution of two main dimensions: innovative capability and absorptive capacity. The empirical analysis employs a broad set of indicators measuring national innovative capabilities and absorptive...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to gain meaningful insights into a microfinance programme in two different agro-ecological settings in India. The study, using primary survey data, attempts to examine individual, household and environmental characteristics that determine participation in a...

Purpose This paper aims to examine whether integration of national markets fosters innovation in the technologically inferior country. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine a simple game theoretic framework where a technologically backward home firm and a technologically advanced...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a dynamic model to understand the evolution of the firm size distribution in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach Evidence points to the existence of a “missing middle” in the size distribution of firms in developing countries. In...