OBSERVATORY ON EUROPEAN RESEARCH FOR CRAFTS AND SMEs

Issued by Academy Avignon of Crafts and SMEs in Europe

The Observatory on the European Research for Crafts and SMEs was set up by the Academy Avignon of Crafts and SMEs in Europe, based in Brussels. Its mission is to monitor the results of research on Craft and SMEs carried out in Europe by several bodies e.g. research centres, universities, the EC agencies. The Observatory diffuses the results to Crafts and SME organizations and the other relevant stakeholders.

NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2011/N.33

MAIN CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

1 L a R e s p o n s a b i l i t S o c i a l e d e s E n t r e p r i s e s d a n s l e s P e t i t e s e t Moyennes Entreprises :Revue de la littrature 2006-2009 et stratgies de recherche; 2-Seventh Progress Report on SMEs participation in the 7th R&D Framework Programme; 3-Small And Medium Enterprise, The Prototype Of The Knowledge -Based Organization;

LA RESPONSABILIT SOCIALE DES ENTREPRISES DANS LES PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES :REVUE DE LA LITTRATURE 2006-2009 ET STRATGIES DE RECHERCHE

Author(s): Cline Louche, Emmanuelle Michotte (ULB -- Universite Libre de

Bruxelles )
SUMMARY

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Lobjectif de cet article vise dresser ltat des lieux des connaissances sur la RSE en PME afin didentifier les manquements et de formuler des stratgies de recherche. Ltude se base sur lanalyse de 52 articles qui ont t publis dans des revues acadmiques entre 2006 et avril 2009. Ltude est organise autour de trois questions de recherche afin dexplorer le quoi, pourquoi et comment de la RSE en PME. Premirement nous nous sommes intresss Quest-ce que la RSE en PME ?. Deuximement nous avons recherch les facteurs explicatifs :Quels sont les facteurs qui influencent (moteurs/freins) la RSE en PME ?. Et troisimement, nous avons collect toutes les informations nous permettant de comprendre les impacts de la RSE sur la PME :Quels sont les impacts (positifs versus ngatifs/internes versus externes) de la RSE en PME ?. Lanalyse rvle que le nombre de publications acadmiques sest accru de manire significative ces dernires annes, ce qui tmoigne dun intrt croissant pour ce champ de recherche. Cependant, la recherche sur la RSE dans les PME en est encore ses dbuts.
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SEVENTH PROGRESS REPORT ON SMES PARTICIPATION IN THE 7TH R&D FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

Author(s): CORDA (European Commission )

SUMMARY

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The aim of this Seventh SME Progress Report is to monitor the participation of SMEs in the Cooperation Programme within the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7). The report also covers the SME participation in the Capacities and People Programmes of FP7. The report analyses the situation of the Grant Agreements signed as of the 1st of April 2011. The Commission is required to pay special attention to the funding for SMEs under the Cooperation Programme, following the target in the Decision establishing FP71. The aim is to ensure that at least 15% of the funding of the programme go to SMEs.
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SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, THE PROTOTYPE OF THE KNOWLEDGEBASED ORGANIZATION

Author(s): Vladimir-Codrin IONESCU , Toma PLEANU (University of

Bucharest, Romania and Carol I-st" National Defence University, Bucharest, Romania )
SUMMARY

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This paper examines changes in the Greek wage distribution over 1995-2002 and the role of skills in these changes using a matched employer-employee data set. This data set enables us to account for firm heterogeneity and obtain a more refined picture of the impact of skills. The methodology adopted is the Machado-Mata decomposition technique, which separates the part of wage changes that is due to changes in the job/employer and employee characteristics from the part due to changes in the returns to these characteristics. The results indicate that the role of skills has been decisive. The skill return effects in combination with the composition effects of tenure, which are arguably responsive to economic developments and market conditions, have had an important contribution to the changes in the Greek wage distribution. On the other hand, the impact of predetermined demographic changes, as those captured by the age and education composition effects, has been relatively milder.
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Newspapers:

Corsia preferenziale alle Pmi Fondi Ue per 2,5 miliardi

(I) 1/12/2011, Il Sole24Ore By Carmine Fotina Il nuovo programma europeo per la ricerca e innovazione avr una corsia preferenziale per le Pmi. L'Unione europea ha ufficializzato ieri cifre e tempi della nuova tornata di bandi, per un valore di 80 miliardi, che dovranno dare smalto alla competitivit delle imprese fino al 2020. L'Italia, se si considerano gli attuali risultati (VII Programma quadro), parte da una posizione non proprio brillante.

Finance for small businesses

(EN) 30/11/2011, The Independent ..SMEs are constantly referred to as the driving force behind the UKs economic recovery with figures from the FSB suggesting they are responsible for 48.5 per cent of the UKs turnover. P r es sr el ea s e: On November 4th 2011, at Parliaments House, Al. I. Cuza hall, National Council of Small and Medium Sized Private Enterprises in Romania (CNIPMMR) in collaboration with the Agency for Implementation of Projects and Programmes for SMEs (AIPPIMM) and with the Romanian Counterguarantee Fund (FRC) organised the 19th edition of the NATIONAL TOP OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IN ROMANIA - TOP 2010. The official partner of the event was The Body of Expert Accountants and Licensed Accountants in Romania (CECCAR) and main partner was ING Life Insurance. The event was attended by Ms. Johanna Drake, Director for SMEs and Entrepreneurship, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission. The award ceremony for the best performance enterprises was preceded, starting wit h 09:15 a.m., also inside Parliaments House, Human Rights hall, by the Round Table on The development of the SMEs sector in Romania based on the Strategy EU 2020 attended by: - Representatives of the Government, Ministries, Governmental agencies and institutions; - Representatives of the social partners employers and trade unions organisations representative at national level;
- SMEs representatives.

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Entrepreneurs Forum 2011 Extremadura

29/11/2011 - 30/11/2011 09:30 to 20:00 Palacio de Congresos de Badajoz Palacio de Congresos Manuel Rojas de Badajoz Ronda del Pilar, S/N, 06002 Badajoz, Espaa sn Badajoz Spain (ES) Two days event for the recognition of entrepreneurship in Extremadura under the slogan "This is your time". There will be a series of participative activities and workshops carried out simultaneously. The general objective of the event is to encourage and facilitate the implementation of business initiatives in our region. Attachment(s):
Level: Language(s): Countries involved: Type of Event: National Event espaol Spain (ES) Entrepreneur's Day Starting up a business Business support Growth Access to finance Entrepreneurship Networking/Cooperation http://www.extremaduraempresarial.es luis.zamorano@juntaextremadura.net

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Main Organiser: Junta de Extremadura- Vicepresidencia, Portavocia y Consejera

de Empleo, Empresa e Innovacin

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Il sole 24ore: is an Italian national daily business newspaper owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation. It was founded on 1965-11-09 as a merger between Il Sole, founded in 1865, and 24 Ore, founded in 1946. The headquarters are in Milan. Il Sole 24 Ore reports on business, politics, developments in commercial and labour law, corporate news and features.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is making a difference by supporting sustained growth and higher skills across the economy. BIS: working together for growth. The National Defence University of Romania (NDU) was founded in 1889 and trains military and

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