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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254953203321

Autore

Gavinelli Laura

Titolo

Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis [[electronic resource] ] : A Survey on Italian SMEs / / by Laura Gavinelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-57810-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVIII, 290 p. 34 illus.)

Disciplina

658.022

Soggetti

Small business

Leadership

Market research

Organization

Planning

Small Business

Business Strategy/Leadership

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Firms Strategies and Competitiveness: an overview -- Chapter 2 The Sources of Competitive Advantage -- Chapter 3 The Competitiveness of Italian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) -- Chapter 4 A Survey on Monza and Brianza SMEs, Italy -- Chapter 5 Boosting Italian SMEs' Development: first consideration -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the relationship between business strategy and competition among Italian SMEs in the aftermath of the economic crisis. First examining business strategy and competitive advantage in a broader sense, Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis goes on to analyse the strategic behaviour of SMEs and the key factors that allow them to overcome the challenges they face. The book covers wide-ranging topics such as marketing and communication strategies, internationalization process and entry modes, access to credit, networking, innovation process and human resources enhancement. Referring to insightful case studies and surveys



conducted between 2011 and 2014, it reflects on managerial implications for Italian SMEs and identifies their three main competitive challenges. .