S Nichter, L Goldmark - World development, 2009 - Elsevier
Although the vast majority of small firms in developing countries never expand beyond a few employees, some experience rapid and substantial growth. This study explores factors …
It has been shown that clustering helps local enterprises in industrial districts overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets in advanced and less developed …
This paper is concerned with the changing role of regional innovation systems and regional policies in supporting the transition of indigenous firms in developing countries from …
J Neilson - Global Value Chains and Global Production Networks, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper provides a critical analysis of the emergence of an approach within the practice of international development that adopts a 'value chain'discourse, and traces the conceptual …
H Schmitz - The European Journal of development research, 2006 - Springer
This article explores the power of the global value chain approach in explaining the growth of production capabilities and the distribution of gains. It suggests that the upgrading …
A Rauch, R Van Doorn… - … Theory and Practice, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Most research in evidence–based entrepreneurship builds on quantitative designs, which is unfortunate because qualitative studies provide a unique contribution to the domain of …
T Altenburg - Report prepared for the Donor Committee for …, 2007 - Citeseer
Donor approaches to supporting pro-poor value chains Page 1 Donor approaches to supporting pro-poor value chains Report prepared for the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development …
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role for development. Of importance are Schumpeterian SMEs, which include start-ups that trigger innovation, boost …
En los últimos 15 años, los países de América Latina y el Caribe han registrado avances en los indicadores económicos y sociales. Entre 1994 y 2008 la región creció a una tasa media …