Strategic innovation in small firms an international analysis of innovation and strategic decision making in small to medium sized enterprises
Strategic Innovation in Small Firms is an investigation of the commercialization practices of small firms across a wide range of industries in nine OECD countries. The authors examine the perspective of these firms' managers on their national innovation systems and on their firm's innovati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar
c2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Strategic Innovation in Small Firms is an investigation of the commercialization practices of small firms across a wide range of industries in nine OECD countries. The authors examine the perspective of these firms' managers on their national innovation systems and on their firm's innovation management practices Strategic innovation in small firms : an introduction / Tim Mazzarol and Sophie Reboud -- National innovation systems / Tim Mazzarol, Sophie Reboud and Jean-Guillaume Ditter -- An overview of the survey findings / Tim Mazzarol and Geoffrey N. Soutar -- The Flemish creative sector / Ysabel Nauwelaerts, Frederik Van Assche and Ilke Van Beveren -- Innovation processes in SMEs : the New Zealand experience / Delwyn Clark -- Designed in Italy : an unrecognised Italian innovation model? / Jane Klobas and Paola Bielli -- The context and logic of innovation at two small enterprises : a qualitative analysis / Hermann Frank, Manfred Lueger and Christian Korunka -- SME innovations : USA assessment and climate results / Newell (Sandy) Gough and Philip Olson -- The situation in Canada : analysis of Canadian SME innovation behaviour / Jacques Baronet and Johanne Queenton -- The situation in Switzerland / Thierry Volery -- The situation in Australian manufacturing / Tim Mazzarol and Vijaya Thyil -- High and low R&D intensity firms in France / Sophie Reboud and Tim Mazzarol -- The business of biotech. in Australia / Tim Mazzarol -- Conclusions and lessons learnt / Tim Mazzarol, Delwyn Clark and Sophie Reboud |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 441 p ill |
| ISBN: | 1845429052 9781845429058 9781781003022 |