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unequal. Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), some regions and social groups have lagged behind. Poland …-intensive products that incorporate little domestic value added. The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has put additional pressures on SMEs …. A broad range of well-coordinated policies is required to boost SMEs’ internationalisation and their productivity, while …
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This paper examines whether digitalization can be a driver of "upgrading" in global value chains and help developing countries move into higher value-added activities. In particular, the paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of digital capabilities on product upgrading in Indian...
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policies; ii) education and skills; to ensure adequate skills for accessing good quality jobs; and iii) urban environments …
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The current study examines the impact of GVCs on the performance of SMEs in Uva and central provinces of Sri Lanka … success factors in relation to linking SMEs with GVCs are also identified. A total of 329 SMEs in both provinces were surveyed … analysis found that SMEs that are linked with GVCs have a higher level of profit than those that are not. Apart from the direct …
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This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …
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This paper investigates the drivers and effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …
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these firms and domestic SMEs, notably by establishing applied research centres. Entrepreneurship should be fostered by …
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This paper constructs a Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEINDEX) that captures the contextual feature of entrepreneurship across countries. We find the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development to be mildly S-shaped not U-shaped or L-shaped. Our findings suggest moving away...
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of workers with little formal education in manufacturing relative to other industries has declined. Second, the disapp …
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