Technological Innovation and International Competitiveness for Business Growth

João J. M. Ferreira is Associate Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal. He holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain. Currently, he is the scientific coordinator of the UBI Research Unit for Business Sciences (NECE), Portugal. His research interests include strategy, competitiveness and entrepreneurshipSérgio J. Teixeira is Assistant Professor and researcher at the Higher Institute of Administration and Languages – ISAL, Portugal He is an integrated member of the Research Unit for Business Sciences (NECE-UBI), Covilhã, and collaborator of the CITUR Research Unit, Leiria, Portugal, and Coordinator of the ISAL Research Center. His research interest includes competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation in tourism. Hussain G. Rammal is Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is co-editor-in-chief of the Review of International Business and Strategy and founding editor of the Emerging Issues in International Business and Global Strategy book series. Hussain’s research interests include knowledge management, service innovation, and internationalization strategies of firms.

• Chapter 1: Technological innovation and exports: effects on firm growth.- Chapter 2: How does innovation, technology, and competitiveness contribute to business growth.- Chapter 3: International growth and social media competitiveness of small software firms.- Chapter 4: The impact of innovation and entrepreneurship on competitiveness.- Chapter 5: Internal Barriers for the Brazilian Economy to Achieve External Competitiveness.- Chapter 6: Social sustainability on competitiveness in tourism industry: Towards New Approach?.- Chapter 7: Reframing Technological Innovation Capabilities: Empirical Evidence and a Framework for Study.- Chapter 08: Service Business Growth: “A Spinner Innovation Model Approach”.- Chapter 9: Evaluating R&D efficiency of selected European countries: a dynamic analysis for period 2007-2017.- Chapter 10: Middle-Technology Trap: The case of Automotive Industry in Turkey.- Chapter 11: Kaiser Permanente Internet of Things (IOT) Roadmap.- Chapter 12: BNDES’ impact on the steel industry’s efficiency: a two-stage Malmquist model usage.- Chapter 13: Fostering business growth and innovation through internationalization: The interesting illustration of the Indian IT industry.- Chapter 14: Decoding Management Practices of Women Entrepreneurs with or without Technological Skills in Emerging Economies - Evidence from India.