How can geographically constrained Micro firms and SMEs in emerging markets upgrade
their products? How might firm size affect the benefits from accessing diverse knowledge …

Most analyses of the relationship between spatial clustering and the technological learning
of firms have emphasised the influence of the former on the latter, and have focused on intra …

Most analyses of the relationship between spatial clustering and the technological learning
of firms have emphasised the influence of the former on the latter, and have focused on intra …

Advancing the ability of emerging market small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to
learn, absorb new technologies, and grow is one of the greatest challenges in economic …

How do multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries and local institutions help or hinder
emerging market suppliers to upgrade their capabilities? Drawing on insights from economic …

Drawing on insider research with a three-year EU network created to support innovation in
geographically marginalized traditional food companies, this paper makes three …

The objective of this paper is to understand the contribution of networks to innovation and
firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Based on longitudinal data from …

This paper explores the drivers of innovative output of firms that belong to emerging clusters,
defined as those clusters that are not as “vibrant” or leading as eg Silicon Valley, but yet …

Drawing upon a sample of 597 small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, this article
investigates the extent to which cooperation for innovation is associated with firm-level …

In this study, we use unique purpose-built survey data to show that small food firms are more
innovative when externally engaged. To capture this, we apply a broad classification of …