SME's : Internationalization, Networks and Strategy Book

	Preface
1	Methodological Problems in Assessing Awareness and Preparedness of SMEs Towards the Single European Market	3
2	Success Factors and Their Sensitivity to Internationalization: Some Empirical Findings among Finnish SMEs	24
3	Modeling Key Success Factors in Manufacturing	38
4	Becoming International: Benefits and Pitfalls for Entrepreneurial SMEs: Experiences from Belgium	58
5	Internationalization of Finnish SMEs: Commitment, Internationalization Paths and Innovation	76
6	Flexible Companies in an Industrial District. The Case of the Gnosjo Region in Sweden	103
7	Evaluating Growth Potential by Contingency Responsive Interaction	129
8	International Marketing Strategies of Dutch Small Firms	155
9	Competitiveness, Autonomy and Business Relationships	174
10	The Small and Middle-Sized Enterprise in Cross-National Joint-Ventures: A Way of Inducing Renewal and Increasing Viability	201
11	Japanese Retail Stores: Regulation, Demand and the Dual Labour Market	222
12	Entrepreneurial Strategy-Making (A Norwegian Shipyard Facing the Soviet Market)	237
13	The Evolution of the Flexible Specialisation System: Some Italian Experiences	252
14	The Oscillating Behavior of Small Innovative Firms: A Model	275
15	A Relationships Typology in Firms Networks	305
16	Qualitative and Structural Changes of the Subcontracting Firms: A Micro-Analytical Approach to the Study of Inter-Firm Relationships	345
17	Internationalizing Subcontractors: Is Co-operation an Alternative?	359
18	Community Brokers: Their Role in the Formation and Development of Business Ventures	380
19	Barriers to Active Networks: Small Firms as Subcontractors in a Competitive Region	410
20	Beyond Anarchy and Organization: Entrepreneur in Context	428
21	Co-Operation Agreements Between Entrepreneurs from Developed and Developing Countries: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Belgium	473
22	The Transfer of Organizational and Enterprise Patterns and The Creation of Market Economy in Eastern Europe	489
23	Women Entrepreneurs in Controlled Economies: A Hungarian Perspective	504
24	Between Ikar's Flight and Heron's Boat: "The Choice of the Bulgarian Entrepreneur"	525
25	Development of Small Business Sector in Poland as The Fisher-Pry Process	541
26	Entrepreneurial Scripting	553
27	Psychological Profiling: Implications for the Training of Entrepreneurs	571
28	Successful Women Entrepreneurs in Fiji: Their Profile, Vision and Motivation, an Exploratory Study	594
29	Gender and Ownership in UK Small Firms	615
30	Financial Structure and Profitability of SMEs vs Large Companies: An International Study	639
31	Venture Capital Investment Process in a Decision Theory Framework	666
32	The Impact of Venture Capital Funding on Small High Technology Manufacturing Firms in the United Kingdom	695