?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fmpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de%2F24%2F&rft.title=Il+diverso+modo+in+cui+le+piccole+imprese+misurano+il+loro+successo&rft.creator=Tattara%2C+Giuseppe&rft.subject=L11+-+Production%2C+Pricing%2C+and+Market+Structure+%3B+Size+Distribution+of+Firms&rft.description=The+study+begins+with+a+discussion+of+the+thesis+that+Italy%2C+in+respect+to+other+countries+with+similar+growth%2C+has+a+relatively+large+number+of+small+companies.+This+is+often+considered+the+cause+of+modest+performance+of+the+Italian+economic+system+in+terms+of+growth+and+efficiency.+The+paper+explains+that+small+companies+should+not+be+considered+as+isolated%2C+but+as+part+of+a+complex+network+strategy.+In+this+context%2C+small+company+performance+should+be+evaluated+as+a+joint+product+which+includes+the+results+attained+by+the+remaining+part+of+the+network.+An+illustrative+example+of+this+evolution+regarding+the+clothing+sector+in+Veneto%2C+explains+the+relationship+between+small+subcontractors+and+larger+end+product+companies.+The+extension+of+the+network+outside+national+borders+raises+some+problems+about+the+role+played+by+Italian+districts%2C+especially+with+reference+to+their+social+milieu.&rft.date=2005-02-01&rft.type=MPRA+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fmpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de%2F24%2F1%2FMPRA_paper_24.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tattara%2C+Giuseppe++(2005)%3A+Il+diverso+modo+in+cui+le+piccole+imprese+misurano+il+loro+successo.++Published+in%3A+Economia+e+societ%C3%A0+regionale+%2C+Vol.+92%2C++No.+4.2005++(19+January+2006)%3A+pp.+30-57.++&rft.language=it