Science parks and the co-location of high-tech Small-and Medium-sizedfirms in China’s Shenzhen
China ; Electronics ; Firm ; Guangdong ; Industrial cluster ; Location ; Research and development ; Role of the State ; Science park ; Shenzhen ; Small and medium-sizedfirms ; Technology ; Urban economy
This paper examines the role of science parks (SPs) and the co-location of high-tech Small-and Me-dium-sizedfirms in China’s Shenzhen. It is found that their locations are determined by hierarchically structured and governed SPs. Moreover
The influence of regional development incentives and infrastructure on the location of small and mediumsized companies in Europe
EEC ; Enterprise;Firm ; Europe ; Location ; Location choice ; Manpower ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Small and mediumsized enterprises ; Survey
The paper identifies the key factors in the localisation decisions from a survey of almost 1 400 companies. The most important factor is the availability of regional development assistance, followed by the quality and size of the labour supply
Geography of outsourcing : business service provisions among firms in Norway
Industry ; Norway ; Producer services ; Proximity ; Research technique ; Service ; Small and mediumsized enterprises
The paper examines how business service provision partly relies on user firms' internal resources, strategies and location depending on what can be obtained locally or is feasible to import elsewhere. Empirical evidence from small- and medium-sized
firms in three manufacturing industries in Norway shows that strategies searching for suitable suppliers can be divided into different categories.
Local resource mobilisation and internationalisation strategies in small and mediumsized enterprises
Competition ; Division of labour ; Enterprise ; Europe ; Exporting industry ; Firm strategy ; Industrial district ; Internationalization ; Model ; Producer services ; Scandinavia ; Small and mediumsized enterprises ; Sub-contracting
, the internal resources of the firm, the quality of the manager, and the ability of the firm to make use of external resources explain the export behaviour of the firm. Four regions, mechanical and wood product sector. Subcontracting, interfirm relations and use
Path analysis and regional development: factors affecting RandD in West German small and mediumsizedfirms
Economic environment ; Enterprise ; Federal Republic of Germany ; Germany ; Innovation ; Local economy ; Model ; Research and development ; Small and mediumsized enterprises
Regional patterns of business performance among small and mediumsized public accounting firms in New York State
Barrier effect ; Enterprise ; Expertise ; Internationalization ; New York State ; Producer services ; Service ; Small and mediumsized enterprises ; United States of America
A spatial analysis of small and mediumsized information technology firms in Canada and the importance of local connections to institutions of higher education
Agglomeration ; Canada ; Communication ; Enterprise ; High-tech industry ; Higher education ; Industrial location ; Information ; Research and development ; Small and mediumsized enterprises ; Town ; University
Collaboration in industry : empirical findings among small electronics manufacturing firms in the Greater Toronto Area
Canada ; Economic cooperation ; Electronics ; Enterprise ; Firm strategy ; Industry ; Ontario ; Research and development ; Small and mediumsized enterprises ; Toronto
Regional networking of small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan and Germany : evidence from a comparative study
Comparative study ; Division of labour ; Enterprise ; Firm strategy ; Germany ; Industrial branch ; Industrial region ; Industrial space ; Innovation ; Japan ; Network ; Research and development ; Small and mediumsized enterprises
Zakelijke diensten en middelgrote steden. Business service firms and medium-sized cities
The importance of the business service sector for the urban economy has been made operational by ascertaining the size of the local inputs, the volume of regional exports, and the degree of external control for establishments in thirteen medium
-sized cities in south and east Netherlands. - (AGD)
Power relations and Small and Medium-sized Enterprise strategies for capturing value in global production networks : visual effects (VFX) service firms in the Hollywood film industry
Australia ; Canada ; Firm ; Firm strategy ; Globalization ; Power ; Production ; Small and medium-sizedfirms ; United Kingdom ; Value chain