Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9781138724433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 218 str.

David A. Kirby;Anna Watson

Opis

This title was first published in 2003. Since the late 1970s there has been considerable interest in the role of small firms in economic development in general and employment generation in particular. Throughout the developed world, governments have introduced a range of measures to encourage small firm growth and development in an attempt to stimulate economic growth, generate employment and foster innovation. Though not all measures have been successful many policies have transferred to the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe where, since 1989, small firm growth and development has achieved considerable importance in economic restructuring. Accordingly, this volume presents the leading research on the role of small firms in economic development and employment generation in both transition and developed countries. Setting itself in a wider theoretical context, the book also considers the implications for both policy and theory and suggests directions for future research.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: Hunting for New Employment: The Role of High Growth Firms; 3: SMEs and the Innovative Capability of Regions: London's Lee Valley Region in a European Context; 4: Critical Success Factors of New, Technology-Based Firms; 5: Innovative High Growth Start-Ups in Germany: 'Neuer Markt' as a possibility for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs); 6: Public Policies, Research Institutions, and the Development of Entrepreneurial Areas; 7: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Strategies in Transition Economies: An Institutional Perspective; 8: Entrepreneurship in the New Germany; 9: Small Business in Slovenia: Expectations and Accomplishments; 10: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Latvia; 11: Living to Survive: The Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Romania after Ten Years of Transition to a Market Economy; 12: Entrepreneurship and SME Development in Transition Countries: The Case of Bulgaria; 13: Conclusion

O autorze

David A. Kirby, Anna Watson