Performance of firms in a small insular economy of the Caribbean: The case of Guadeloupe ; Performance des entreprises dans une petite économie insulaire de la Caraïbe : Le cas de la Guadeloupe

The advent of globalization and more open markets has accelerated the competitive forces between firms from different nations. These global market forces tend to penalize smaller nations and firms that compete with large multinationals. Competitive bidding, restrictive pricing, favour larger firms. However, if we analyze the French territories and the Caribbean as a sum of the parts we see that smaller countries can play a pivotal role within geographic economic clusters. This thesis examines the strategic role of small islands firms faced with insular conditions and those factors that lead to... Mehr ...