The ties that bind: small and medium-sized enterprises in the global economy

This book is about the impact of globalisation on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and about the options this process presents to them. This issue is central when analysing linkages, networks or other types of relations among firms. The book discusses how such constellations influence aspects known to be important to firm survival and growth, such as learning, exports, innovation and patenting, marketing and technological change.