SMEs, local clusters and internationalization

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The process of SME's internationalization is the second relevant TeDIS research area of interest. The goal of the TeDIS study program is to describe and to analyze the internationalization trends of Italian SMEs and local manufacturing systems within the scenario of global economy. Recently, research activities focus also on the process of upgrading in traditional industries.

Aim and methodology

The aim of the study is twofold:

1) to better explain the evolution of district firms and the sustainability of the Italian industrial districts and related specialized industrial areas in the global competitive scenario;

2) to better understand the conditions for promoting district manufacturing system outside Italy, as successful model of economic development.

The TeDIS program is based on innovative research methodologies that couple macro-economic analyses, surveys and case studies together.
TeDIS research activities are also developed in cooperation with international leading universities and research centers specialized in the global economy and value chain studies (Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness of the Duke University). The aim is to promote a joint methodology able to explain internationalization processes by both the cluster and the value chain perspectives.

Related Projects

• Qualified Immigrants in the Veneto Region
• INTERREG - In.De Information Development
• @LFA - Latin America Academic Training
• The governance of the internationalisation process in the local productive systems
• Internationalization of local productive systems: needs and models for the public administration
Reports and Publications

Guelpa F., Micelli S. 2007, I Distretti Industriali del Terzo Millennio. Dalle economie di agglomerazione alle strategie d'impresa, Il Mulino, Bologna
Various Authors, 2004, La governance dell’internazionalizzazione produttiva. L’Osservatorio, Quaderni Formez, n. 28, Rome
Various Authors, 2004, La governance dell’internazionalizzazione produttiva. Il laboratorio, Quaderni Formez, n. 27, Rome
Various Authors, 2003, Internazionalizzazione dei sistemi locali di sviluppo. Dalle analisi alle politiche, Quaderni Formez, n. 7, Rome

Events and Conferences

November 5, 2007. Banca Intesa and TeDIS Center. Conference Third Millennium Industrial Districts
March 29 - 30, 2007. Duke conference Nanotechnology and the emerging global knowledge economy: Challenges and opportunities in an international context
February 22, 2007. Tavola Rotonda: I cluster nell’Europa centrale, adriatica e danubiana: quale opportunità
November 9 - 10, 2006. Global Value Chains Workshop: Industrial Upgrading, Offshore Production, and Labor

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