Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are known to be vulnerable due to liabilities of ‘newness' as well as ‘smallness.' Naturally, there is a strong conviction among policy-makers, researchers, trainers and consultants that SMEs need support for their survival and growth, .particularly the...

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE EDITED BOOK IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR DAVID STOREY AS A SCHOLAR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL FIRMS George Saridakis and Jay Mitra -- PART A: TESTIMONIALS AND REFLECTIONS ON DAVID STOREY'S WORK AND ACADEMIC STATURE -- 2. DAVID STOREY AND THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN THE SMALL...

It is a paradox of entrepreneurship that entrepreneurs often have to develop new products and/or modify existing ones for their entry into the market and for their survival, but find it difficult to attract the necessary expertise or afford the costs of setting up formal R&D facilities. This...

Part I: Introduction - Chapter 1. Internationalization of SMEs: The Role of Strategies, Resources and the Ecosystem -- Part II: Individual and Firm-level Resources for Internationalization -- Chapter 2.Internationalization of SMEs in Emerging Economies: Critical Role of Firm level Resources --...