Ongoing and recently completed PhD research projects
Corporate social responsibility and NGOs in Tanzania (M. Rutenge)
Value chain development, entrepreneurship and conflict in Afghanistan (H. Ritchie)
Environmental responsibility of SMEs in Thailand (K. Tevapitak)
Making markets: the rise and decline of complementary currency systems in Argentina (G. Gomez, 2008)
Networking and learning by enterprise incubators in Brazil (A. Corradi)
Competitiveness Agreements, value chains and regional development in Colombia (A. Blandon)
Small enterprise competencies and learning in Ghana (J. Abban, 2009)
Other current and recent research projects
Developing Harmonious Business: Including Environmental Sustainability and CSR in the Strategies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Plastics Processing Industry in China. (2009 – 2011).
Knowledge sharing partnership with Woord en Daad (2007 – 2010).
Consolidation and dissemination of HIVOS know-how on Quality Management, Standards, and Poverty Reduction for small producers as part of their Sustainable Production Program (2008 – 2010).
Development Policy Review Network (DPRN) project on Value Chains, Social Inclusion and Endogenous Growth (2008 - 2010).