Small Firms as Innovators explores how small firms grow through competition and innovation and thereby influence regional and national economies by contributing to employment, job creation, and
added value. It presents the four innovation performer profiles identified for small firms, illustrates the characteristics for each profile, examines the innovation capacity and
competitiveness, and explores growth over 10 years. It also examines how small firms have lost their competitiveness and growth and presents a conceptual framework for the innovation engine in
small firms. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
