1. Introduction -- 2. The role of the technical entrepreneur -- 3. Clusters, incubators and science parks -- 4. Research and development -- 5. Selling high-technology small-firm products -- 6. Strategy -- 7. Finance -- 8. Conclusions.

This volume is the latest edition of an international edited book series based on the formation and growth problems of High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs) begun in 1993. This body of work is unique, and maps the evolution of research in this area through almost two decades of academic research...

The New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millenium series provides up to date research on a variety of aspects of High Technology Small Firm formation and growth (HTSFs) from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives and from national contexts throughout the world. This edited book series...

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the research gap on Lebanese women managers and to demonstrate how gender, work, and family factors influence the career advancement of women managers. Design/methodology/approach – The research is qualitative in nature. A total of 32...

With the current trend toward globalisation and the increasing competitive and technological challenges of today's environment the formation of international strategic alliances has become an important part of many firm's international business strategies. Experience with international strategic...

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