Author : Graham Bannock
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415336673
This book provides an international perspective on small business, and includes many useful pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies and empirical research.
Author : Roger A Mccain
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9813231262
This survey reviews research on the economics of small business, introducing key concepts for the understanding of the research, including some basic microeconomics, distribution functions, and concepts of entrepreneurship. Accessible to readers with elementary knowledge of economics and probability, the book is suitable as a text for an undergraduate course in the economics of small business. It also covers the economics of organization, the role of the family in small business, human capital and nonpecuniary motivation, together with the relationship of small business to entrepreneurship and growth. Public policy toward small business is discussed with an emphasis on the United States, together with comparisons and contrasts of many other countries.
Author : Mansel G. Blackford
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 27,15 MB
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0807862339
From the colonial era to the present day, small businesses have been an integral part of American life. First published in 1991 and now thoroughly revised and updated, A History of Small Business in America explores the central but ever-changing role played by small enterprises in the nation's economic, political, and cultural development. Examining small businesses in manufacturing, sales, services, and farming, Mansel Blackford argues that while small firms have always been important to the nation's development, their significance has varied considerably in different time periods and in different segments of our economy. Throughout, he relates small business development to changes in America's overall business and economic systems and offers comparisons between the growth of small business in the United States to its development in other countries. He places special emphasis on the importance of small business development for women and minorities. Unique in its breadth, this book provides the only comprehensive overview of these significant topics.
Author : Stephens, Simon
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 32,63 MB
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1799876594
Oftentimes, the owners and entrepreneurs whose small businesses are undergoing financial problems suffer high emotional costs. These individuals can experience significant setbacks in their entrepreneurial journeys as well as depression and other negative emotions from the stress of crisis episodes. However, businesses that are in crisis also provide valuable learning opportunities for adapting and changing in order to successfully face future challenging situations. Cases on Small Business Economics and Development During Economic Crises presents a diverse range of perspectives and insights into global developments in entrepreneurship and captures a diverse collection of methodologies and outcomes from various countries in the realm of small business economics and their development. Including case studies that discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, risk management, and entrepreneurial resiliency, this case book serves as an excellent companion for entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, executives, economists, business professionals, academicians, students, and researchers.
Author : Ali F. Farhoomand
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9622097588
The case studies are topically diverse, and span a range of managerial functions and sectors. This casebook is an anthology of 28 cases from the series. The cases are written with a strong management perspective to offer a practical and interesting look at how successful entrepreneur-managers in Hong Kong systematically generate innovations in the shape of successful new products, services, processes and technologies when faced with various organizational and environmental challenges. They constitute a comprehensive self-contained course of study; each case can also be considered on its own.
Author : Stephen Ackermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1461551730
Are Small Firms Important? Their Role and Impact proposes and supports the claim that small firms make two indispensable contributions to the economy. First, they are an integral part of the renewal process that pervades market economies. New and small firms play a crucial role in experimentation and innovation that leads to technological change, productivity and economic growth. Second, small firms are the essential mechanism by which millions enter the economic and social mainstream of American society. The public policy implications for sustained economic growth and social well-being is the continued high-level creation of new and small firms by all segments of society. It should be the role of government policy to facilitate that process by eliminating entry barriers, lowering transaction costs, and minimizing regulation.
Author : Lawrence J. Gitman
Publisher :
Page : 1455 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 2024-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Author : Barry J. Moltz
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0789749203
Teaches large businesses to use word-of-mouth and reputation-building to gain a loyal customer base in the way small businesses do.
Author : Carl E. Liedholm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135118159
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) have been recognized as a major contemporary source of employment and income in a growing number of developing countries. Yet, relatively little is known about the characteristics and patterns of change in these enterprises. This volume examines the dynamics of MSEs in the development process. Drawing on a unique set of surveys conducted in twelve countries in Africa and Latin America the authors map the patterns of change in MSEs in the developing world. Subjects covered include: * significance of new start and closure rates of MSEs * factors involved in expansion rates and growth patterns of MSEs * the role of gender in MSEs evolution.
Author : Tim Mazzarol
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811395098
This textbook familiarises students with the theory and practice of small business management and challenges assumptions that may be held about the way small business management can or should adopt the management practices of larger firms. For students interested in establishing and managing their own small firm, this book helps them to focus their thinking on the realities of life as a small business owner-manager – both its challenges and its rewards. For postgraduate students that are keen to ‘make a difference’, this text enables them to understand how they might consult to small firms and assist owner-managers to establish and grow their ventures. In addition to students, this book is also useful to small business owner-managers as a general guide on how they might better manage their operations. Managers in large corporations and financial institutions who deal with small businesses as clients or suppliers, and professionals such as accountants, lawyers and consultants who provide advice and other services to small businesses will also find the book of interest.
