The attitude and role of governments was very important, but to define these properly governments would have to interact actively with the business community.

SMEs in the software industry are disproportionately more internationalized than SMEs in manufacturing activities This reflects the competitiveness of Indian SMEs in software activities.

The Indian entity held 56 per cent stake.

The big story, he said, is corporate psychopathy.

The objective of the Indonesian Association of Women Entrepreneurs (IWAPI) is the empowerment of women entrepreneurs, in particular those in micro, small and medium enterprises.

(d) Level of SME participation

In the software sector, SMEs are relatively younger and have a higher R D intensity but lower technology import intensity, compared with the larger enterprises.

A. Diversity among firms and national systems

(d) Level of SME participation 9

Enterprise development is a dynamic and complex process, influenced by a large number of factors both at the macroeconomic level and at the level of the individual enterprise.

International Development Enterprises India

SMEs may also benefit from a simplified system of verification and inspection, as well as an exemption from having to produce annual environmental statements.

(3) setting up and perfecting the enterprise auditing system of annual financial report so as to examine the quality of the annual financial report

Table 7. Top ten SMEs and large sized enterprises from Indian manufacturing

This shows that SMEs from India are not shying away from investing in developed countries even though they possess lower levels of technological, brand, and skill advantages vis à vis Indian TNCs and developed country enterprises.

(1) supervising the implementation of the rules and regulations concerning enterprise finance, directing the enterprises to set up and perfect the internal financial systems in accordance with the financial relations

The panellist from the UN Global Compact introduced the Global Compact and the way it approached the issue of CSR.

stepped up the transformation and development of this enterprise.

A. Diversity among firms and national systems 8 10

Indian firms, including SMEs, also faced competition from abroad as a result of globalization.

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

Faced with such a hostile environment, Chinese private entrepreneurs have been forced to engage in institutional arbitrage taking advantage of efficient Western economic institutions to expand their business (most export oriented businesses are owned by private entrepreneurs and foreign firms).

Young people are committed to the principles of corporate social responsibility, as well as setting up environmental enterprises such as ecotourism and the wider adoption of green technologies.

Larger enterprises from developing countries have internationalized more than SMEs in terms of transaction value.

Apart from earning revenue, investment services project a welcoming attitude and allow investors to operate on equal terms with domestic enterprises.

India has a strong SMEs sector, which contributed about 50 per cent of industrial output and 42 per cent of India's overall exports.

Outward foreign direct investment by Indian small and medium sized enterprises

Employees of coal mining enterprises must abide by the laws and regulations governing safety in production, rules and regulations for the coal industry and rules of coal mining enterprises.

In turn, the United Nations appreciates that business has the capital, technology and expertise necessary to fuel economic growth, and that its attitude and readiness to cooperate can critically affect the prospects of a wide variety of other objectives.

The second thing in India has been the change in the role of entrepreneurs.

Indian SMEs are not far behind the larger enterprises in OFDI activities.

Article 1 With a view to strengthening the financial management of enterprises, regulating the financial behaviors of the enterprises, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprises and related parties and boosting the establishment of modern enterprise system, the present General Rules are formulated under the provisions of the related laws and administrative regulations.

Indian OFDI by SMEs is similar to that by Indian TNCs in that it originated from a broad spectrum of manufacturing industries.

(1) examining and approving the internal financial management system, financial strategy, financial plan and financial budget of the enterprise

12. Panel members recounted how their participation in the EMPRETEC programme had changed their business attitudes and perceptions, enhanced their business skills, and provided them with the business self confidence necessary to take risks as an entrepreneur and manage their business activities more effectively.

With respect to the types of enterprises, one may distinguish between informal sector enterprises, essentially microenterprises, and enterprises in the formal sector, which include some microenterprises, SMEs and large firms.

In recent years, from deepening the promotion of streamline administration and delegate more power to lower level governments, establishing a power list system, and creating a legal environment that protects the legitimate rights and interests of entrepreneurs, creating a market environment of fair competition and shaping the atmosphere of respecting entrepreneurs in the whole society, the Party Central Committee has attached unprecedented emphasis on entrepreneurs and institutional guarantees.

PEAK will always be oriented to promoting consumer demand, building sports industry ecosphere and accelerating the strategic upgrading of single sporting goods manufacturing enterprise to professional sports service enterprises.

Furthermore, the regulatory framework should be receptive to small enterprises.

To improve women entrepreneurs' visibility and representation, including representation abroad, chambers of commerce were providing services specifically for their benefit.

For example, UNIDO commenced assistance to Bulgaria to adapt its business education curricula to the requirements of a market economy, as well as to produce positive attitudes towards private enterprise on the part of employers and employees.

It also assists the entrepreneurs in gaining access to financing and business ventures, in linking up with larger established companies and in establishing systems to facilitate growth.

Other Indian SMEs with OFDI activities include footwear, food, transport equipment and pump manufacturers.

All these elements of work combined provided a balanced and holistic approach to investment and development, including on the issue of corporate contributions to development.

Table 6. Export intensity, profitability and R D intensity of Indian manufacturing SMEs, 1991 2001