Industrial Policy for SMEs Renewal: The Opportunity of Service Platforms

Bruno Basalisco () and Guido M. Rey ()
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Bruno Basalisco: Istituto di Management
Guido M. Rey: Istituto di Management

A chapter in Small Businesses in the Aftermath of the Crisis, 2012, pp 41-70 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This work considers the application of a platform strategy in order to promote the adoption of advanced network infrastructures by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). First, we analyse the incentives of industrial players in a context where SMEs playing an important economic role and where traditional rather than high-tech sectors of activity are predominant – with specific reference to the Italian case. Second, we review the contributions of the economic and managerial literature on platforms or two-sided markets. We leverage this by proposing a policy application of the platform concept, showing its potential benefits in allowing the manufacturing sector to gain from access to the service economy. We classify platforms according to their function and identify those types which can serve the purpose of industrial promotion. This leads us to review governance aspects which are paramount to platform functioning given the policy context.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Professional Service; Service Platform; Italian Economy; General Purpose Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2852-8_3

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