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Cover Research Handbook on Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurship
Research Handbook on Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurship
Edited by
Rolf Sternberg
,
Maria Elo
,
Jonathan Levie
, and
José Amorós

This comprehensive Research Handbook provides insights into entrepreneurship across a range of country contexts, migration corridors and national policies to provide a collection of conceptual, empirical and policy-focused findings addressing transnational diaspora entrepreneurship. Chapters illustrate the phenomenon, considering what it is, how it works and how it is regulated.

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Handbook
Published:
18 May 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118699
Collection:
Economics 2023
Cover How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research
How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research
The Art of Informing and Impacting Policy
Edited by
Tim Vorley
,
Syahirah Abdul Rahman
,
Lauren Tuckerman
, and
Phil Wallace

Increasingly, academics are finding that engaging with external stakeholders can be both fruitful in undertaking research and an effective way to impact policy. With insightful and practical advice from a diverse range of contributors, including academics, policy makers, civil servants and knowledge exchange professionals, this accessible book explores How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research.

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Monograph Book
Published:
19 Jul 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378964
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022
Cover A Research Agenda for Manufacturing Industries in the Global Economy
A Research Agenda for Manufacturing Industries in the Global Economy
Edited by
John R. Bryson
,
Chloe Billing
,
William Graves
, and
Godfrey Yeung
This timely Research Agenda provides a state-of-the-art review of existing research on manufacturing, as well as highlighting key areas of study to advance the field. Expert contributors from across the globe analyse the central role of manufacturing industries in the global economy, considering it as a multi-scalar process and assessing the impact of climate change in necessitating the decarbonization of production processes.
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Monograph Book
Published:
11 Jan 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789908510
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2022
Cover The Geography of Entrepreneurial Psychology
The Geography of Entrepreneurial Psychology
Martin Obschonka
,
Michael Fritsch
, and
Michael Stuetzer
Psychological characteristics are significant for various stages of the entrepreneurial process on both individual and group levels. Looking into the ‘psychological context’ in entrepreneurship, Martin Obschonka reviews and defines the field, exploring the role of regional and country-level entrepreneurial personality and new trends in the geography of entrepreneurial psychology influenced by technological advances.
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Monograph Book
Published:
22 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788973380
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover Upgrading the Global Garment Industry
Upgrading the Global Garment Industry
Internationalization, Capabilities and Sustainability
Edited by
Mohammad B. Rana
and
Matthew M.C. Allen
This timely book focuses on the upgrading of firms within the global garment industry, examining how garment manufacturers and retailers in different countries internationalize, develop their capabilities and enhance their sustainability. It highlights the important role the global garments industry plays in the socio-economic development and environmental outcomes of emerging economies.
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Monograph Book
Published:
04 May 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789907650
Collection:
Economics 2021
Cover Networks, SMEs, and the University
Networks, SMEs, and the University
The Process of Collaboration and Open Innovation
Andrew Johnston
and
Robert Huggins
Exploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers an in-depth examination of the collaboration process, dispelling the myth of the disengagement of these firms. Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins present a thorough account of how SMEs can ‘unlock the ivory tower’ and gain access to university knowledge to support their own innovation.
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Monograph Book
Published:
09 Feb 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903386
Collection:
Economics 2021
Cover Productivity and the Pandemic
Productivity and the Pandemic
Challenges and Insights from Covid-19
Edited by
Philip McCann
and
Tim Vorley
This forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book challenges our thinking on many dimensions. With a keen focus on place, firms, production factors and institutions, the chapters highlight how the pre-existing challenges to productivity have been variously exacerbated and mitigated by the pandemic and points out ways forward for appropriate policy thinking in response to the crisis.
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Monograph Book
Published:
19 Jan 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800374607
Collection:
Economics 2021
Cover Innovative Capabilities and the Globalization of Chinese Firms
Innovative Capabilities and the Globalization of Chinese Firms
Becoming Leaders in Knowledge-intensive Innovation Ecosystems
Edited by
Maureen McKelvey
and
Jun Jin
This book explains how Chinese firms are increasingly developing innovative capabilities and engaging in globalization. It focuses on knowledge-intensive and innovative entrepreneurial firms and multinationals, which already are – or are striving to become – world-leaders in their technologies and markets, and which do so by their use of advanced knowledge for innovation as well as their ability to act globally. The book advances related debates in entrepreneurship, innovation management, economic geography and international business.
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Monograph Book
Published:
08 Dec 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786434487
Collection:
Economics 2020
Cover Handbook on Global Value Chains
Handbook on Global Value Chains
Edited by
Stefano Ponte
,
Gary Gereffi
, and
Gale Raj-Reichert
Global value chains (GVCs) are a key feature of the global economy in the 21st century. They show how international investment and trade create cross-border production networks that link countries, firms and workers around the globe. This Handbook describes how GVCs arise and vary across industries and countries, and how they have evolved over time in response to economic and political forces. With chapters written by leading interdisciplinary scholars, the Handbook unpacks the key concepts of GVC governance and upgrading, and explores policy implications for advanced and developing economies alike.
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Handbook
Published:
10 Oct 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113779
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover Handbook of the Sharing Economy
Handbook of the Sharing Economy
Edited by
Russell W. Belk
,
Giana M. Eckhardt
, and
Fleura Bardhi
With the radical growth in the ubiquity of digital platforms, the sharing economy is here to stay. This Handbook explores the nature and direction of the sharing economy, interrogating its key dynamics and evolution over the past decade and critiquing its effect on society.
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Handbook
Published:
27 Sep 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110549
Collection:
Business 2019