The research is financed by MURST, the Italian Ministry for University and Scientific and Technological Research, and coordinated by Centro Studi Confindustria.

The research project regards a MURST bid won by LEM. The subject is (technological) innovation in SMFs in Italy. The whole project examined four different Italian regions and LEM studied Tuscany. Industrial sectors involved were textiles, food, mechanics, chemistry.

Prof. Riccardo Varaldo and Andrea Piccaluga

Riccardo Varaldo (LEM-SSSUP)
Andrea Bonaccorsi (LEM-SSSUP)
Lucia Viegi (LEM-SSSUP)
Mario Deiana (LEM-SSSUP, now at Arthur Andersen)

The project ended in 1999. Research reports are available at LEM.