Prepared under the direction of Pier Carlo Padoan and Sergio Arzeni. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- SMEs, entrepreneurship and innovation : an overview by country -- Knowledge flows -- Entrepreneurship skills -- Social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
Summary:
Small firms are playing an ever-increasing role in innovation, driven by changes in technologies and markets. Some spin-offs and high growth firms are having remarkable success. However, the broad bulk of small firms are not capitalizing on their advantages. This book explores how government policy can boost innovation by improving the environment for entrepreneurship and small firm development and increasing the innovative capacities of enterprises. Policy findings and recommendations are presented in three key areas: embedding firms in knowledge flows; developing entrepreneurship skills; and social entrepreneurship. In addition, country notes present statistics and policy data on SMEs, entrepreneurship and innovation for 40 economies, including OECD countries, Brazil, China, Estonia, Indonesia, Israel, the Russian Federation, Slovenia and South Africa.--Publisher's description.
Series:
OECD studies on SMEs and entrepreneurship OECD innovation strategy
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.