considerations with of all the notable players-including the CEOs of top Wall Street firms as well as Ben

measurement of innovation, productivity, and growth -- The national innovation system -- Innovative firms and

The new challenges arising for small firms from globalization call for innovative responses.

period. He shows how firms like Toyota were able to transfer Japanese systems to overseas plants and how

global marketplace. To remain competitive, business firms look for ways of improving their ability to

structure, performance and strategies of tourism firms -- 6. Tourism in an international context -- 7