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This paper is an introduction to the special issue on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy. The paper gives a broad outline of globalization, the role of technology, and examines the role that small and medium-sized enterprises play in the global economy. We focus on foreign direct investment of small technology based firms and how their innovations diffuse into the global economy.
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Acs, Z.J., Preston, L. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology, and Globalization: Introduction to a special issue on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy. Small Business Economics 9, 1–6 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007945327618
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