Small firms, technical services and inter-firm cooperation
İÇİNDEKİLERTable of contents Preface ....... Acknowledgements Chapter 1 - Introduction I. Globalization and a new context for regional development 1. Lean production........................ 2. Small firms and lateral organization ........... II. Service systems, technical services and inter-firm cooperation ..... 1. Service systems.......... 2. Inter-firm cooperation...... III. Regional and country case studies.......... IV. Emilia-Romagna: An inspiration for other regions Chapter 2 - Small firms, service centres, networks and cooperation in Valencia....... I. Introduction II. IMPIVA . . III. IMPIVA's inner network ........ 1. IMPIVA as a coordinating agency . 2. Business Innovation Centres (BICs) 3. The Science Park........... 4. The Technological Institutes IV. Cooperation networks . . V. Summary and conclusions 1. A successful strategy? 2. Some lessons learnt . .Chapter 3 - Strengthening small firms through cooperation and technical services: The roles of the Steinbeis Foundation and the Landesgewerbeamt in Baden- Württemberg................. I. Introduction ............................ II. Baden-Württemberg's institutional support for small firms III. The Steinbeis Foundation.................... 1. Constitution ..................... 2. A decentralized organization........... 3. An intermediary institution between education and industry 4. Financing....................... 5. Perceived success.................. 6. Decentralization and industry responsiveness . IV. Gosheim Steinbeis Quality Assurance Centre . . . 1. Financing....................... 2. Perceived aids to success ............. 3. Future activities................... V. The Landesgewerbeamt .................. 1. Promoting inter-firm cooperation.......... 2. The Landesgewerbeamt and cooperation networks 3. Women's "Work Circles"............... VI. Summary and conclusions..... 1. The Steinbeis Foundation . . . 2. The Gosheim Transfer Centre 3. The Landesgewerbeamt . . . . 4. Broader factors ......... Chapter 4 - The Danish Technological Institute and the Danish Cooperation Network Programme I. Introduction .............................. II. The Danish Technological Institute................ 1. Activities.............................. 2. Organization............................ 3. The DTI and small firms .................... III. The Danish Cooperation Network Programme........ 1. History of and motivations for the programme...... 2. Forms of cooperation ..................... 3. The role of the National Agency for Industry and Trade 4. Some specific features of the programme helping or hindering success 5. Cooperation networks: two case studies 6. Has the Danish Cooperation Network Programme been successful?......................... IV. Other collective approaches, including Experience Exchange Groups .................. V. Summary and conclusions............... 1. The Danish Technological Institute....... 2. The Danish Cooperation Network Programme Chapter 5 - Final conclusions I. Japan 1. The kohsetsushi network II. United States of America . III. In conclusion................ 1. Technical services........... 2. Inter-firm cooperation........ 3. Integration into a regional strategy 4. Final comment............. Bibliography  |
