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The formation within industrial districts of ‘multinational groups’ composed of local enterprises and units with a parent company in Italy and affiliates in other countries is an issue closely linked to internationalisation of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), that constitute the fundamental ecological units of the country’s industrial districts.
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Mariotti, S., Mutinelli, M. (2004). Small multinational groups in the Italian industrial districts: interpretations and empirical evidence from the mechanical engineering industry. In: Cainelli, G., Zoboli, R. (eds) The Evolution of Industrial Districts. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2700-2_15
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