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| Author: | Kalantaridis, C. |
| Title: | SME strategy, embeddedness and performance in East Cleveland, North East England |
| Journal: | International Small Business Journal
2009 : AUG, VOL. 27:4, p. 496-521 |
| Index terms: | small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) rural areas United Kingdom |
| Freeterms: | embeddedness |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article explores the case of a rural area, that is, East Cleveland, within a city-region, Tees Valley, aiming to explore the linkages btw. embeddedness patterns, enterprise strategy and performance. The experience of rural SMEs in the study area is compared with that of a control group located in the core of the city-region, in Middlesbrough. It is shown that in the case of East Cleveland, unlike other rural areas of the U.K., local embeddedness is commonly reported by the majority of SMEs. While disembeddedness is often linked with robust performance, local embeddedness may also underpin survival and growth among certain SMEs. However, at the level of the locality, this may impact adversely on the processes of economic development. |
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