Session Summary

Session Number:161
Session ID:S30
Session Title:SME Development in Economically Depressed Regions: A World-wide Comparative Evaluation of Organizational Goals, Vitality, and Outcomes
Short Title:SMEs in Depressed Regions
Session Type:Theme Session
Hotel:Hyatt West
Floor:LL2
Room:Regency Ball C(N)
Time:Monday, August 09, 1999 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM

Sponsors

AA  (Peter Smith Ring)pring@popmail.lmu.edu 310-338-7411 

General People

Chair & Co-Organizer Honig, Benson L. Haifa University benson@netvision.net.il (972) 49533573 
Chair & Co-Organizer Saner, Raymond  Center for Socio-Economic Development saneryiu@csend.org (41-22) 731 9207 
Keynote Speaker Rosen, Harold  International Finance Corporation, The World Bank   

Submissions

Analysis and Evaluation of SME Promotion Worldwide 
Presenter Honig, Benson L. Haifa University benson@netvision.net.il (972) 49533573 
 Consultants, community development agents, researchers, and managers are frequently charged with implementing new programs across widely different cultural landscapes. As cultures mix and collide, coordination and goal confusion increasingly become symptoms of "organizational pluralism". Beginning with SME development project assessment, we address obstacles regarding programmatic quality among international organizational networks.
 Keywords: Public Policy; Collaborative Evaluation; Entrepreneurship
Transformation from a Neighborhood to an International Development Bank 
Presenter Grzywinski, Ronald  Shorebank Corp. ron_Grzywinski@sbk.com 773-288-2650 
 Consultants, community development agents, researchers, and managers are frequently charged with implementing new programs across widely different cultural landscapes. As cultures mix and collide, coordination and goal confusion increasingly become symptoms of "organizational pluralism". Beginning with SME development project assessment, we address obstacles regarding programmatic quality among international organizational networks.
 Keywords: Public Policy; Collaborative Evaluation; Entrepreneurship
The ILO and SMEs: Global Networks and Perspectives 
Presenter Hultin, Goran  International Labor Organization hultin@ilo.org 41-22-799-6111 
 Consultants, community development agents, researchers, and managers are frequently charged with implementing new programs across widely different cultural landscapes. As cultures mix and collide, coordination and goal confusion increasingly become symptoms of "organizational pluralism". Beginning with SME development project assessment, we address obstacles regarding programmatic quality among international organizational networks.
 Keywords: Public Policy; Collaborative Evaluation; Entrepreneurship
The Impact of Policy and Role of Donor Agencies on SME Assistance Projects in Russia 
Presenter Saner, Raymond  Center for Socio-Economic Development saneryiu@csend.org (41-22) 731 9207 
 Consultants, community development agents, researchers, and managers are frequently charged with implementing new programs across widely different cultural landscapes. As cultures mix and collide, coordination and goal confusion increasingly become symptoms of "organizational pluralism". Beginning with SME development project assessment, we address obstacles regarding programmatic quality among international organizational networks.
 Keywords: Public Policy; Collaborative Evaluation; Entrepreneurship
Improving the Impact of SME Intervention in a World Characterized by Hetrogeneity and Change 
Presenter Honig, Benson L. Haifa University benson@netvision.net.il (972) 49533573 
Presenter Saner, Raymond  Center for Socio-Economic Development saneryiu@csend.org (41-22) 731 9207 
 Consultants, community development agents, researchers, and managers are frequently charged with implementing new programs across widely different cultural landscapes. As cultures mix and collide, coordination and goal confusion increasingly become symptoms of "organizational pluralism". Beginning with SME development project assessment, we address obstacles regarding programmatic quality among international organizational networks.
 Keywords: Public Policy; Collaborative Evaluation; Entrepreneurship