Beschreibung:
Examines the role of business partnering as a pathway to innovation for small and medium enterprises - SMEs. This text outlines global and regional trends, focusing in particular on the role of Poland and Eastern Europe as a region for innovative ideas, how innovation is promoted in the United States, and how it is facilitated in Japan.
1. Innovation and Business Partnering for SME Companies - An Alternative to M&A 2. Global Innovation 3. Innovative Practices in Central Europe - Case Study Poland 4. SME Companies in Europe Can Overcome Regulatory Burdens 5. Innovation as the Essential Ingredient in American Business Growth and Survival 6. Networking and Equity Investment to Stimulate SME Company Growth in Europe and America 7. Cutting the Cost of Innovation R&D Through Business Partnering in Japan 8. Innovation Clustering through Partnering - A Success Story from Japan