Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Global Economy

Edited by Gerald I. Susman

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often have difficulty competing in the global economy unless they collaborate with domestic or foreign partners or with public sector organizations. This book addresses the resource leverage and innovation challenges that increased global trade represents for SMEs. In doing so, it explores how SMEs can become more competitive at home and in foreign markets as stand-alone firms or as members of supplier and customer networks.

Keywords: Business and Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781845425951
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction

Gerald I. Susman

Ch 2 Exploring the Reach of Innovation-Related Cooperation in Small Firms

Mark Freel

Ch 3 Innovation, Productivity and Growth: An Analysis of Irish Data

James H. Love and Stephen Roper

Ch 4 Innovation Strategies and Manufacturing Practices: Insights from the 2005 Georgia Manufacturing Survey

Jan Youtie and Philip Shapira

Ch 5 Economies of Speed: A Conceptual Framework to Describe Network Effectiveness

Irene J. Petrick and Carleen Maitland

Ch 6 Sourcing of Innovation as Trendsetting in the Imaging Sector: A Comparison between Large MNEs and SMEs

Johannes Pennings and Gino Cattani

Ch 7 The Fastest Growing SMEs in Canada: Their Strategies, e-Commerce and Network Practices

Hamid Etemad

Ch 8 Knowledge and Capabilities in Subcontractor’s Evolution: The Italian Case

Roberto Grandinetti, Andrea Furlan and Arnaldo Camuffo

Ch 9 The Communication of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Through the Supply Chain: A SME Perspective

Craig H. Wood and Allen Kaufman

Ch 10 A Comparison of the Pace and Pattern of Internationalization by US and Canadian High-Growth Firms

David J. Maslach and Rod B. McNaughton

Ch 11 The Effects of Product Diversification and International Diversification on SMEs’ Innovation

Jane Wenzhen Lu and Zhijian Wu

Ch 12 Should High-Technology SMEs Expect to Internationalize by Passing Through a Sequence of Development Stages that Affect Choice of Export Market and Entry Mode?

Marian V. Jones

Ch 13 A Comparative Study of Canadian and UK High-Technology SMEs’ Internationalization Processes

Dave Crick and Martine Spence

Ch 14 SME Choice of Export Market and Entry Mode: Theory and Research

Gerald I. Susman and Jenna P. Stites

Ch 15 US States and the Global Economy: Trends and Policies in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest

Terrence Guay

Ch 16 University Research Parks: Untapped Source of Exports from Innovation-based SMEs

Paul M. Swamidass and Venubabu Vulasa

Ch 17 Issues Surrounding the Internationalization of SMEs: Implications for Policy Makers and Researchers

Paul Westhead, Mike Wright and Deniz Ucbasaran

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