Innovation in SMEs and Micro Firms

1. Introduction. Key issues on innovation, culture and institutions: implications for SMEs and Micro Firms Manuel Fernandez-Esquinas, Madelon van Oostrom & Hugo Pinto 2. Culture and innovation in SMEs: the intellectual structure of research for further inquiry Miguel Gonzalez-Loureiro, Maria Jose Sousa & Hugo Pinto 3. Exploring the links between culture and innovation in Micro Firms: cultural dimensions, social mechanisms and outcomes Madelon van Oostrom & Manuel Fernandez-Esquinas 4. The 'Enterprise of Innovation' in hard times: corporate culture and performance in Italian high-tech companies Francesco Ramella 5. A new approach to business innovation modes: the 'Research, Technology and Human Resource Management (RTH) model' in the ICT sector in Belarus Natalja Apanasovich, Henar Alcalde Heras & Davide Parrilli 6. Strengthening SMEs' innovation culture through collaborations with public research organizations. Do all firms benefit equally? Julia Olmos-Penuela, Ana Garcia-Granero, Elena Castro-Martinez & Pablo D'Este 7. Innovative culture in district innovation systems of European ceramics SMEs Daniel Gabaldon Estevan & Josep-Antoni Ybarra 8. Entrepreneurial process in peripheral regions: the role of motivation and culture Francisco Garcia-Rodriguez, Espanza Gil-Soto, Ines Ruiz-Rosa & Desiderio Gutierrez-Tano 9. Making visible the role of vocational education and training in firm innovation: evidence from Spanish SMEs Eneka Albizu, Mikel Olazaran, Cristina Lavia & Beatriz Otero 10. Pragmatic urbanism: London Railway arches and Small-Scale enterprise Francesca Froy 11. The use of design as a strategic tool for innovation: an analysis for different firms' networking behaviours Marisa Cesario, Dora Agapito, Helena Almeida & Silvia Fernandes