Is Small Finally Becoming Beautiful: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the New Economy

摘要

To what extent are small companies actually making use of eWork and the potential to relocate information activities. Are SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) practicing eWork as frequently as - or even more often than - big companies. Or are they unable to cope with the technological revolution and the challenges of globalization. And what about the supply side of the trade in information activities. Are SMEs attractive suppliers of remote information work to bigger companies. What are the comparative advantages and disadvantages of SMEs compared to large corporations. These are some of the questions addressed in this report, which in general is dealing with the role of SMEs in the new economy, in the changing international division of labor and the trade in information service activities.