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Global Business Networks and the Competitiveness of SMEs

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  • Roberta Tresca

    (University of Chieti-Pescara G. D'Annunzio)

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TIn today's global economy new opportunities for growth and development are opening up for businesses, particularly those of a limited size. Projecting one's area of activity onto the global markets was once seen as one of the many strategic options open to businesses, but today it has become a necessity, a real 'condition for survival'. In this regard, global networks have become the system that most SMEs spontaneously choose to adopt in order to increase their competitiveness in a global environment. These networks make it possible to overcome the limitations of their small size, granting access, at a low cost, to the tangible and intangible resources all over the world that can be taken advantage of thanks to the network.

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  • Roberta Tresca, 2013. "Global Business Networks and the Competitiveness of SMEs," Symphonya. Emerging Issues in Management, Niccolò Cusano University, issue 2 Global .
    • Handle: RePEc:sym:journl:184:y:2013:i:2
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