Innovation and Small Enterprises in the Third World (New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation series) - Tapa dura

 
9781840649147: Innovation and Small Enterprises in the Third World (New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation series)
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ISBN 10: 1840649143 ISBN 13: 9781840649147
Editorial: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

Sinopsis

Innovation is crucial for small enterprises to become and remain competitive in the global economy. In this book, the authors have combined theoretical insights with comprehensive case studies on innovation among small-scale enterprises in developing countries, paying particular attention to technological change in clusters of small firms.

The authors deliberately use a broad definition of innovation in order to emphasise the fact that technological change and innovation adoption takes place on a wider scale and in a greater number of forms than is frequently assumed. The unusual case studies such as the Kenyan food processing sector, furniture making in Nicaragua and tile manufacturing in Indonesia highlight the patterns of innovation adoption and diffusion, and serve as a unique and fascinating backdrop to the study. The authors pay specific attention to innovation by small enterprises in times of economic crisis and go on to assess the mechanisms employed to promote innovation. They demonstrate that although radical innovation among small enterprises occurs on a limited scale, innovation through gradual incremental improvements in production processes and products is continuous.

Innovation and Small Enterprises in the Third World will be widely read by academics, researchers and policymakers concerned with innovation adoption and diffusion, and third world development issues.

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Edited by Meine Pieter van Dijk, Professor of Urban Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Economics, Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands and Henry Sandee, STC International Rotterdam, Indonesia

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Editorial
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1840649143
ISBN 13 
9781840649147
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
352
Editor
Van Dijk Meine Pieter, Sandee Henry
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