The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the extant literature on firm competitiveness in
general and compare it to the literature related to micro, small and medium enterprise …

The Caribbean stock markets have been largely ignored by scholars, partly due to the
conventional view of a weak and inefficient system, and low integration to the world financial …

This paper reports the findings from an exploratory study into the competitiveness of small
hotels in the Hotel sector of the Tourism Industry in Jamaica. Hitherto, little academic work …

This study examines an often-ignored area, namely the relationship between organizational
information and organizational commitment, using a sample of employees from Trinidad and …

This engaging book fills a substantial gap in the understanding of Caribbean enterprises,
focusing upon FOBs (family-owned businesses) about which, despite accounting for 70% of …

Recent developmental state research highlights state-society configurations and contentious
politics in sha** industrialization. Still, much of this work focuses on East Asia and tends to …

The rapid liberalization of the world's trading system has obliged all firms (micro, small,
medium and large) to participate in the international trading system. The competitiveness of …

This book is a timely study in light of the resurgence of resource nationalism that is currently
occurring in several resource-rich, develo** countries. It moves away from the traditional …

This study conducted an empirical investigation into the extent of quality management
practices in the Jamaican manufacturing industry. It evaluated the relationship between total …

As a result of pressure from Western-controlled institutions (World Bank and IMF) and
Western multinationals, Nigeria has adopted Western-dictated corporate governance …