1998
DOI: 10.1080/08985629800000014
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Business associations and their potential contribution to the competitiveness of SMEs

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“…How effective are they in low-and medium-tech (LMT) clusters formed by SMEs? This paper attempts to understand what types of firms make use of these TCs and which factors moderate access to these tech infrastructures, focusing on SMEs in low-tech clusters SMEs (Bennett 1998;Rolfo and Calabrese 2003;Siu, Fang, and Lin 2004). In addition, our paper covers the role of TCs in transferring knowledge, providing services and promoting innovation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…How effective are they in low-and medium-tech (LMT) clusters formed by SMEs? This paper attempts to understand what types of firms make use of these TCs and which factors moderate access to these tech infrastructures, focusing on SMEs in low-tech clusters SMEs (Bennett 1998;Rolfo and Calabrese 2003;Siu, Fang, and Lin 2004). In addition, our paper covers the role of TCs in transferring knowledge, providing services and promoting innovation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is not a given that large numbers of people who are influential will have multiple board memberships and in particular membership of both private and public boards, though Bennett (1998) believes it to be so. However, rising to the top of a private sector organization may suggest some respect from the private sector and may increase the chance of appointment to a public body.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Useem (1984) says that a small number of firms "have come to exercise a voice on behalf of the entire business community" (p. 3). Bennett (1998) interprets this to mean that those few firms will exert a disproportionate role in government committees, in the governance of business associations, and in the media. He suggests that large firms might lobby for competitive advantage but also that they will join associations "to gain wider legitimacy" (Bennett, 1998).…”
Section: The Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Un deuxième élément qui caractérise les comportements différents des groupes d'entreprises se rapporte aux relations que les entreprises établissent avec les différents partenaires et les interlocuteurs avec qui elles sont constamment en contact (Bennet, 1998 ;Bennet et Robson, 1999 Les scores représentent les valeurs moyennes assignées par les personnes interviewées : 1 = pas important ; 2 = peu important ; 3 = important ; 4 = très important. Les maximums de chaque ligne sont en italique, les maximums de chaque colonne sont en noir (1 re et 2 e priorités).…”
Section: Coopération Entrepreneurialeunclassified
“…L'évaluation moyenne de cette aide est généralement faible, avec un score qui dépasse difficilement 2. L'institution qui semble avoir le plus de poids est la banque (Dellacasa, 1996), dépassée seulement par les associations d'entrepreneurs (Bennet, 1998). Pour tous les autres sujets considérés, les scores sont encore plus faibles et semblables : de la chambre de commerce en passant par les syndicats jusqu'aux administrations régionales.…”
Section: Rapport Avec Les Institutions Localesunclassified