High Technology, Productivity and Networks (Hardcover)

Patrizio Bianchi

ISBN 10: 0230553532 / ISBN 13: 9780230553538

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2008

About this Item

Hardcover. Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote growth: high-tech development, productivity increase, and strengthening of linkages. Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote growth: high-tech development, productivity increase, and strengthening of linkages. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: High Technology, Productivity and Networks (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230553532
• ISBN 13: 9780230553538
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Progress in telecommunications and infrastructure, coupled with liberalization in international organizations, has introduced a number of new competitors to existing SMEs. This book analyzes strategic aspects of SME development that may help to promote growth: high-tech development, productivity increase, and strengthening of linkages.

About the Author

JUSTO AGUILAR Full Professor and Director of the Institute for Research in Economic Sciences, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica PABLO ANGELELLI Expert, Division on Small and Medium Enterprises, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, USA MARI JOSE ARANGUREN Director, Department of Economics, University of Deusto and Orkestra Institute of Competitiveness and Development, San Sebastian, Spain DAVID AUDRETSCH Full Professor, University of Indiana, USA; Director of Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany NICOLA BELLINI Full Professor, University School Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy MARIA CALLEJON Full Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain; Director of SME Policies, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Spain LISA DE PROPIS Senior Lecturer, Institute for Economic Development Policy, University of Birmingham, UK MARCO DI TOMMASO Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Ferrara, Italy MAIKOL ELIZONDO Research Fellow, Institute for Research in Economic Sciences, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica JOAO FURTADO Full Professor, Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil RENATO GARCIA Associate Professor, Polytechnic School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil HUGO KANTIS Full Professor, University of General Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina PETER KNORRINGA Associate Professor, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands CARLO PIETROBELLI Full Professor, University ofRome Three, Rome, Italy ROBERTA RABELLOTTI Associate Professor, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy LAURA RAMACIOTTI Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Ferrara, Italy STUART SCHWEITZER Full Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA WILSON SUZIGAN Full Professor, University of Campinas, Brazil