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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Contents |
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Analysing Collaborative Demand and Supply Networks in a Global Economy |
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1.1 SME Networks: a European Way |
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to Collaborative Innovation |
13 |
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1.2 Industrial Districts: Historical Tools for Complex Systems |
16 |
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1.3 Motivations for a New Analysis Methodology |
24 |
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References |
30 |
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A View of SME Clusters and Networks in Europe |
33 |
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2.1 An Overview of SME Networks Across Europe |
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2.2 Poles of Competitiveness in France |
39 |
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2.3 Science Parks in Greece |
48 |
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2.4 Outsourcing Networks in Ireland |
55 |
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2.5 Industrial Districts in Italy |
64 |
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References |
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Promote Aggregation of SMEs: Suggestions and Actions |
71 |
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3.1 Strengthening SME Network Governance |
71 |
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3.2 Addressing Collaboration in Industrial Networks |
80 |
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3.3 Improving SMEs from a Supply Chain Perspective: |
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a QFD-Based Approach |
86 |
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3.4 SMEs in Supply Chain Networks: |
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Cooperation and Competition |
96 |
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3.5 Trust in Demand and Supply Networks |
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3.6 Training Networks in Ireland |
106 |
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3.7 SME Networks for Car Recycling in Hungary: |
113 |
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an Agent-Based Approach |
113 |
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References |
121 |
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The CODESNET Approach to SME Networks Analysis |
126 |
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4.1 A Model to Represent SME Networks: |
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Structure, Governance and Interactions with Markets |
126 |
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4.2 A SME Networks Model for Performance Analysis |
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Through Comparison |
131 |
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4.3 A Formal Model for SME Networks Performance |
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Understanding |
135 |
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4.4 An Example of Cluster Analysis |
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4.5 The SME Network Analysis Methodology |
145 |
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References |
153 |
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The CODESNET Website: a Portal Supporting SME Network Innovation |
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5.1 The CODESNET Website Structure |
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5.2 CODESNET: a Bridge Between Academia and Industry |
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5.3 Analysing and Comparing SME Networks |
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Through the CODESNET Website |
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References |
188 |
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Authors |
189 |
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Index |
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