Naslov
Universities As Partners for Small and Medium Entrprise

Autori
Dabić Marina

Izvornik
Naše gospodarstvo, revija z aaktualna gospodarska vprašanja (0547-3101) 47 (2001), 3-4; 345-356

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, survey/rasprave, ostalo

Ključne riječi
SMS; Competitive advantage; Universites; network

Sažetak
Two important trends motivate this paper. One is the increasing role that universities play in world in supporting the technological infrastructure, and the other is that it’ s now possible to think that productive part of SME generating economic growth not only in developed countries but also in countries in transition. Before discussing these trends, basic concept must be defined, so as to determine the scope of this paper: What is SME? What is the role of University? What is the role of SMEs in building knowledge-based economies? What models of collaborations are used by different countries to develop knowledge-based economies? Collaboration has become a catchword for a number of political, social, environmental and economic trends that are supposed to present challenges on a world - wide scale. This renewed recognition of the importance of “ knowledge and network” as we argue in section 2. In the context of the small enterprise, the managers needs to not only learn new skills and knowledge but also to synthesize the academic, professional knowledge and adapt their behavior in order to effectively apply these skills. In next section we turn to some economic facts by analyzing R&D in small open economy such as the Croatia. And we try to answer the questions: What are economic impacts on transitions economies? We end with some concluding remarks.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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