Comparative report on the role of small and medium enterprise in the national innovation system of BRICS : annex 8; BRICS project
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2010
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RedeSist-Economics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BR
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The BRICS Project compares the National Innovation Systems of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This chapter is an annex to the book, which summarizes the role of small and medium enterprises within national innovation systems using the analogy of the “small fish in a big pond.” It argues that the NIS concept can be usefully employed to focus on the processes of interaction, cooperation, learning, and development of capabilities in small and medium firms (SMEs).
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INNOVATION SYSTEMS, NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA, CHINA, SOUTH AFRICA, EMERGING ECONOMIES