... private entrepreneurship as a vehicle to generate economic development. Originality/value – This exploratory work may be interesting to those in charge of designing, implementing and evaluating public programs in support of small- and mid-sized enterprise development. In order to overcome...

... Publishing Limited 2014 Economic development Innovation Policy Information society Business support services The development of ICT for commercial uses has altered the framework within which firms and regions compete. In this context, the endowment of physical infrastructures...

... of institutions on entrepreneurship is very scarce. Amorós and Guerra (2009) , point out that the relation between entrepreneurship, institutions and economic development is extremely complex, not only because there is no single, unified concept of entrepreneurship or because this fact means it is hard...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Entrepreneurship Transnationalism‐Economic aspects Immigrants‐Economic conditions International business enterprises Globalization‐Economic aspects Economic development In times of crisis it is important to know how entrepreneurs tick...

... potential to achieve such an objective. Through traversing China's innovative landscape, this paper also enlightens the field of management on key aspects of China's innovative past, present and future. Innovation Entrepreneurs China Economic development Until AD 800 or 900, China was far ahead...

... thinking Economic development Small enterprises Training Business support services The successful entry of the Pacific Rim nations into global markets for consumer goods such as cars and electronic equipment in 1970s and 1980s clearly evidenced that Western nations could no longer depend...

... Union, the nations have not developed in an open manner. John Kidd can be contacted at: j.b.kidd@aston.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Central Asia Transportation Economic development Developing countries This is a complex subject being concerned with the linking...

...James M. Henson Purpose Exploratory research to extend and refine a computer‐based interview tool to help determine the factors that companies in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry consider obstacles in regards to their economic development environment within a localized...