Large retailers’ suppliers selection criteria are changing towards a greater attention to factors that can increase variety and differentiation of assortments. This paper aims to analyze the changes in which small and medium manufacturers are involved as retailers’ suppliers. A survey on a...

This paper argues that export consortia should be re-assessed in terms of relevance and effectiveness, in the light of recent changes in international market competition. Therefore this paper aims to explore the role of export consortia to foster “Made in Italy” companies and products in...

Italian abstract: Il criterio con cui le imprese della grande distribuzione selezionano i fornitori tiene sempre più conto dell'esigenza di rendere gli assortimenti differenziati, aumentando le opportunità per i fornitori minori con specializzazioni di nicchia. Questo lavoro si pone...

The paper focuses on internationalization strategies to be adopted by industrial district firms facing the deep change related to the world wide market opening process. Critical factors and threats are pointed out, in order to identify developing strategies that can enforce a co-ordination role...

This issue of the journal Sinergie collects papers presented at the conference held in Urbino in April 2005 on "The internationalization of small business and industrial districts", organized by the Faculty of Economics, Urbino University. The initiative was an opportunity to reflect on a theme,...

To operate in China requires a thorough knowledge of the cultural-political conditions that characterize it and which may result in trade barriers with the western countries. Culture is critical to the development of business relations in China, and the behavior of firms can not be properly...

Integrated logistics inside industrial districts, in spite of its potential, still faces infrastructural and cultural barriers. The article analyses fourteen cases of logistic innovation within industrial district firms, highlighting both the current status and intervention areas for building up...