Increasing the number of high growth firms (HGFs) is now a major focus for industry policy in
developed countries. However, existing approaches are proving ineffective. Simply creating …

(China) and Taiwan (China) it was driven by small-and medium-scale enterprises that were
financed largely with private or family capital; in Singapore the state played a key role in …

This paper examines the emergence of small indigenous software companies in Scotland,
focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the region's socio-economic infrastructure as a …

This chapter develops the proposition that entrepreneurial activity has been the central
mechanism in the emergence of high-tech clusters. It might be expected that new …

American electronics firms are increasingly outsourcing their manufacturing operations to a
set of highly functional contract manufacturers which provide global-scale manufacturing …

This chapter is based on the proposition that first tier suppliers, especially those that serve
American transnational corporations, are capturing a higher share of the value added in the …

The importance of economic linkage to regional development has been implicit in the variety
of approaches that have been taken to analysing the development process. Despite this, no …

Scotland's low carbon transition is increasingly framed as an opportunity for the
commercialisation of low carbon technologies, green economic growth and the creation of …

The authors argue that two complementary elements of policy formulation have become
dislocated: The actual changes occurring in the organisation of industry, and changes in the …

In the face of the global economy and intensified international competition, attracting inward
investment, particularly for high technology-based firms, has, in recent years, emerged as an …