Contents
Preface
Introduction: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology, and Globalization / Zoltan J. Acs
Part 1: The Global Economy
New and Small Firms in Expanding Markets / Paul D. Reynolds
Reconfiguring the Boundaries of International Business Activity / John H. Dunning
Part 2: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Innovation, and Foreign Direct Investment
The Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises / Zolton J. Acs, Randall Morck, J. Myles Shaver, and Bernard Yeung
Alliance Strategies of Small Firms / Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Small Firms as International Players / Tomás O. Kohn
Part 3: Technological Diversity and Knowledge Spillovers
The Exploration of Technological Diversity and Geographic Localization in Innovation / Paul Almeida and Bruce Kogut
The Production, Transfer, and Spillover of Technology: Comparing Large and Small Multinationals as Technology Producers / Lorraine Eden, Edward Levitas, and Richard J. Martinez
Part 4: Technology Transfer in the Global Economy
International Technology Transfer by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises / Peter J. Buckley
Conclusion: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy / Zoltan J. Acs and Bernard Yeung
Contributors
Index