Networked Firm in a Global World
Networked Firm in a Global World
Small Firms in New Environments
Vatne, Eirik; Taylor, Michael (Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth)
Taylor & Francis Ltd
03/2001
368
Dura
Inglês
9780754613732
The aim of this text is to analyze and critically investigate theoretical propostions set out in the debate on flexible specialization and industrial districts. There is a particular interest in analyzing the evolution of industrial systems and the role of SMEs in the networks of firms.
Introduction: small firms, networked firms and innovation systems - an introduvtion, Eirik Vatne, Michael Taylor. Part I Small firms versus large firms - efficiency, flexibility and industrial policy: small and medium sized enterprises in space - the plural economy, Sergio Conti; industrial network formation and regulation - the case of Japan's SME policy, Yuko Aoyama. Part II The role of smaller firms in complex production systems: challenges for small firm sub-contracting in an era of global supply chain restructuring, Poul Rind Christensen; industrial change and local competitive advantage - industrial production systems in Turin, Paolo Giaccaria; sub-contractors, supplier parks and supply chain management - the case of Volvo's Arendal supplier park, Claes G. Alvstam, Anders Larsson; the unresolved question of new versus old - technological change and organizational response in the German chemical industry, Harald Bathelt. Part III Localized resources and localized learning - a competitive advantage?: localized knowledge, interactive learning and innovation - between regional networks and global corporations, Bjorn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen; enterprise, power and embeddedness - an empirical exploration, Michael Taylor; explaining the internationalization of SME's - the importance of internal and local resources, Heikki Eskelinen, Eirik Vatne; decline and renewal in industrial districts - the exit strategies of SME's in German industrial districts, Eike Schamp; modernizing the industrial district - rejuvenation or managerial colonization?, Bengt Johnnisson.
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The aim of this text is to analyze and critically investigate theoretical propostions set out in the debate on flexible specialization and industrial districts. There is a particular interest in analyzing the evolution of industrial systems and the role of SMEs in the networks of firms.
Introduction: small firms, networked firms and innovation systems - an introduvtion, Eirik Vatne, Michael Taylor. Part I Small firms versus large firms - efficiency, flexibility and industrial policy: small and medium sized enterprises in space - the plural economy, Sergio Conti; industrial network formation and regulation - the case of Japan's SME policy, Yuko Aoyama. Part II The role of smaller firms in complex production systems: challenges for small firm sub-contracting in an era of global supply chain restructuring, Poul Rind Christensen; industrial change and local competitive advantage - industrial production systems in Turin, Paolo Giaccaria; sub-contractors, supplier parks and supply chain management - the case of Volvo's Arendal supplier park, Claes G. Alvstam, Anders Larsson; the unresolved question of new versus old - technological change and organizational response in the German chemical industry, Harald Bathelt. Part III Localized resources and localized learning - a competitive advantage?: localized knowledge, interactive learning and innovation - between regional networks and global corporations, Bjorn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen; enterprise, power and embeddedness - an empirical exploration, Michael Taylor; explaining the internationalization of SME's - the importance of internal and local resources, Heikki Eskelinen, Eirik Vatne; decline and renewal in industrial districts - the exit strategies of SME's in German industrial districts, Eike Schamp; modernizing the industrial district - rejuvenation or managerial colonization?, Bengt Johnnisson.
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