Small Firms and Network Economies (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

Recent development experience points to the way business can be the key to a dynamic small business sector, especially where those links are built on high trust co-operative relations. This book reviews different types of small business network, illustrated by an international selection of case studies, including: \* Chinese family business networks \* ethinic minority business networks \* Japanese and South Korean business group networks \* Taiwan's subcontracting networks \* European industrial districts Network promotion initiatives in Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the UK are each discussed to provide a comprehensive comparative assessment of small business networks. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of boxes......Page 8 List of figures and tables......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 List of abbreviations......Page 15 Introduction......Page 16 Analysing networks......Page 46 Family business in ethnic and social networks......Page 70 Community-based networks......Page 96 Organisational networks......Page 130 Subcontracting and supplier networks......Page 157 Promoting networks in New Zealand......Page 189 Conclusion......Page 216 References......Page 222 Index......Page 241 This book reviews different types of small-business network, using case-studies from Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the UK to give a comprehensive and comparative assessment "This book assesses and compares different types of small-business networks, using case studies from Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the UK." -- Publisher description