{"product_id":"de-gruyter-handbook-of-sme-entrepreneurship-paperback","title":"de Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Dabic\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSascha Kraus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A small business is not a little big business.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered the engines of worldwide economies and the main sources of job creation. Management in these companies is different from management in larger\/older enterprises with their already established concepts and instruments. In view of the high importance of SMEs in emerging, developing and developed economies worldwide, the \u003cem\u003eDe Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the underlying mechanisms and practices of management within these companies with a focus on \u003cem\u003eentrepreneurship, \u003c\/em\u003e growth and innovation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt argues that it is time for a dedicated theory of \"SME Entrepreneurship\" to emerge. Entrepreneurial thinking and behavior in SMEs must be differentiated from that of start-ups and large companies. On the other hand, it also explores the different entrepreneurship manifestations that exist within a widely heterogeneous group of SMEs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe handbook provides a theoretical framework in which to understand, compare and contrast the complexity of SMEs in both domestic and international processes and addresses the strengths, achievements, and challenges of entrepreneurship in SMEs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarina Dabic\u003c\/strong\u003e is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Croatia. She prepared a background report for OECD\/EC HEinnovate for Croatia. Her papers have appeared in a wide variety of international journals, including the \u003cem\u003eJournal of International Business Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of World Business\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmall Business Economics\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSmall Business Management Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Human Resource Management\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIEEE- Transactions on Engineering Management\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrganizational Dynamics\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. Prof. Dabic is Associate Editor of \u003cem\u003eTechnological Forecasting and Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e, Department Editor for \u003cem\u003eIEEE - Transactions on Engineering Management\u003c\/em\u003e, and Associate Editor for \u003cem\u003eTechnology in Society\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also Member of the IEEE-TEMS Board of governors. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSascha Kraus\u003c\/strong\u003e is Full Professor of Management at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. He holds a doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences from Klagenfurt University, Austria, a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Helsinki University of Technology and a Habilitation (Venia Docendi) from Lappeenranta University of Technology, both in Finland. Previously, he held Full Professor positions at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, the University of Liechtenstein, École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur Paris, France, and at Durham University, United Kingdom. He also held Visiting Professor positions at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, and was EECPCL Participating Professor at Harvard University. His main research areas are strategy, internationalization, entrepreneurship and innovation. He is the author of more than 100 academic articles, his research being published in journals such as: \u003cem\u003eGlobal Strategy Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Management Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Business Research\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Product Innovation Management\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of World Business\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLong Range Planning\u003c\/em\u003e. He is Associate Editor of the journals \u003cem\u003eReview of Managerial Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Small Business Management, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal of Innovation and Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e, and editorial board member of a number of general management and entrepreneurship\/small business journals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 714\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716754157817,"sku":"9783112213889","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HBe-YqHH1T9783112213889.webp?v=1785073634","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/de-gruyter-handbook-of-sme-entrepreneurship-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}