Studies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia series – serie

The 1997 financial and economic crisis in East Asia provided the catalyst for an important reappraisal of the Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) sector across the region. In this timely book, a distinguished group of contributors discusses the role of SMEs in the globalisation of the East Asian economies, and assess how the financial crisis has impacted on them. They focus on a number of key aspects of SMEs in the region, including: financing issuesthe role of entrepreneurshipthe diffusion of technology in the regionChinese small businessesSME requirements for information technologythe opportunities afforded by electronic commerceregional labour markets and their impact on SMEs.Globalisation and SMEs in East Asia will appeal to academics and researchers of Asian economies and studies, globalisation and those interested in industrial organisation.

This volume presents detailed analyses of the role and significance of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the economies of East Asia. Various aspects of SME operations are studied, including: the role and significance of networking in the conduct of businessthe contribution of culture to business acumen and entrepreneurialismhuman resource development constraints and issuestechnology transfer processesthe utilisation and application of information technology by SMEsthe impact of electronic commercethe policy framework needed to stimulate the growth of the SME sector.A common framework is adopted between the different studies, enabling substantive lessons to be derived and policy measures to be identified.The Role of SMEs in National Economies in East Asia will be of interest to academics and researchers of industrial organisation, Asian economics and Asian studies as well as policymakers concerned with SME growth in the area.

This third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that contribution. This is of particular concern given the trauma suffered by East Asian economies in the wake of the financial and economic crisis of 1997-98. Faced with the need to restructure and reform their economies and thereby achieve a firm foundation for future sustainable growth, many East Asian countries actively pursued SME growth, focusing on the encouragement of entrepreneurialism in the private sector. Drawing on the insights of a wide range of SME experts, the book provides a broad coverage of important aspects of SMEs, including:the contribution of micro-enterprises to economic recovery and poverty alleviationmeasurement and evaluation issuesmanaging knowledge developmentethical values in SMEsthe internationalisation processentry mode decisions in export marketstechnological sourcinguse of the Internet.Presenting a contemporary analysis of SME developments in East Asia, both academics and policymakers will find Sustaining Growth and Performance in East Asia of great interest.