Trading places : SMEs in the global economy : a critical research handbook /

• Lloyd-Reason, Lester
• Sear, Leigh, 1970-

• Small business
• International trade

• Edward Elgar,

• 184542039X (hbk.) :
• 9781845420390 (hbk.)

• £65.00

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Contents: 1. Introduction: The Role of SMEs in the Global Economy L. Lloyd-Reason and L. Sear PART I: PROCESSES AND PRACTICES OF SMEs AND GLOBAL TRADING 2. Doing Business: The Nature of Global Trading S. Wall, A. Griffiths, C. Zimmermann and R. Klingerbiel 3. Traditional and Emergent Forms of Global Trading Leo Paul Dana, H. Etemad and R. Wright 4. Trade Trends in Transatlantica: A Profile of SMEs in the United States and Europe L.E. Palich and D.R. Bagby PART II: MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY IN GLOBAL SMEs 5. Entrepreneurs and their Personal and Business Relations: Shaping Manufacturing SME Global Strategy T. Barbosa and T. Fuller 6. Managing with Complexity, Uncertainty and Ambiguity K. Herrmann 7. Managing the Global Operation T. Mazzarol PART III: LEARNING, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN DOING GLOBAL BUSINESS 8. Skills and Knowledge Needs of the Global SME T. Mughan and L. Lloyd-Reason 9. Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer J. Calof 10. The Choreography of Internationalisation: Innovative Forms of Learning and Activities of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in International Markets Knowledge and e-Learning in a Global Context J. Mitra PART IV: SMEs IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: POLICY PERSPECTIVES 11. Foresights, Futures and Scenarios for the Global SME S. Smith 12. SMEs in the Global Economy: Policy Perspectives L. Sear and L. Lloyd-Reason

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