policies; ii) education and skills; to ensure adequate skills for accessing good quality jobs; and iii) urban environments …

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 …

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in international markets. This study argues that the … ownership structures of SMEs influence their proclivity to take risks and expand the scale and scope of their … internationalization efforts. Data from 889 Swedish SMEs reveal that internal owners (CEOs and other senior executives) tend to be risk …